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Chemistry and Technology of Epoxy Resins pp 144–174Cite as

Fracture behaviour of epoxy resins

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As a result of their superior mechanical properties, low shrinkage and thermal stability, epoxy resins are finding increasing use in a wide range of engineering applications. Over a twenty year period between 1965 and 1985, epoxy resin consumption in Western Europe increased by over 500% to reach approximately 132000 tonnes by the mid-1980s (Feuerhahn, 1986). Since epoxies cost between three and fiteen times more than other thermosets such as isophthalic polyesters, they tend to be used in more advanced engineering applications where the increased cost of the product is offset by their overall superior load-bearing capacity and/or chemical resistance. In Western Europe the coatings industry represents the principal user of epoxy resins followed by the electrical and construction industries (Feuerhahn, 1986). Although much of the research published in the literature relates to epoxies for use in advanced composites, this sector represented only 4% of the total market in this year. In almost all of these applications, properties such as high strength, stiffness and toughness are fundamental requirements. The consequences of defects or local stress raisers in these systems can vary from inconvenient, for example the case of a somewhat unaesthetic damaged surface coating, to catastrophic such as the case of a heavily delaminated load-bearing aircraft structure. A detailed understanding of the deformation and failure mechanisms that occur in these materials is therefore clearly necessary.

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Cantwell, W.J., Kausch, H.H. (1993). Fracture behaviour of epoxy resins. In: Ellis, B. (eds) Chemistry and Technology of Epoxy Resins. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2932-9_5

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