Skip to main content

Crystalline Polymers

  • Chapter
Fracture Behaviour of Polymers
  • 502 Accesses

Abstract

The fracture behaviour of crystalline polymers is somewhat different from that of amorphous polymer glasses or rubbers because of significant structural differences between crystalline and amorphous polymers. The structure of crystalline polymers is discussed briefly in Section 1.3.3 and has been reviewed in standard textbooks.1,2 Crystalline polymers are found in a variety of morphological forms ranging from single crystals to semicrystalline polymers in which the non-crystalline component can be either rubbery or glassy. In addition, semicrystalline polymers can be obtained either in an isotropic form or as oriented fibres which have contrasting mechanical properties. The structural and morphological variations have a strong effect upon the fracture behaviour of crystalline polymers and this is a phenomenon not normally encountered with amorphous polymers.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 119.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 159.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  1. Young, R. J. (1981). Introduction to Polymers, Chapman and Hall, London.

    Google Scholar 

  2. Wunderlich, B. (1973/6). Macromolecular physics, Vols 1 and 2, Academic Press, New York.

    Google Scholar 

  3. Frank, F. C. (1970). Proc. Roy. Soc. (London), A319, 127.

    Google Scholar 

  4. Kelly, A. & Groves, G. W. (1970). Crystallography and crystal defects, Longman, London.

    Google Scholar 

  5. Odajima, A. & Maeda, T. (1966). J. Polym. Sci., C15, 55.

    Google Scholar 

  6. Holliday, L. & White, J. W. (1971). Pure and Appl. Chem., 26, 545.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Treloar, L. R. G. (1960). Polymer, 1, 290.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Shimanouchi, T., Asahina, M. & Enomoto, S. (1962). J. Polym. Sci., 59, 93.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Boudreaux, D. S. (1973). J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Phys. Ed., 11, 1285.

    Google Scholar 

  10. Crist, B., Ratner, M. A., Brower, A. L. & Savin, J. R. (1979). J. Appl. Phys., 50, 6047.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. Wool, R. P. & Boyd, R. H. (1980). J. Appl. Phys., 51, 5116.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. Batchelder, D. N. & Bloor, D. (1979). J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Phys. Ed., 17, 569.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. Young, R. J. (1979). In: Developments in polymer fracture— 1, Ed. by E. H. Andrews, Applied Science Publishers Ltd., London, p. 223.

    Google Scholar 

  14. Sakurada, I., Ito, T. & Nakame, K. (1966). J. Polym. Sci., C15, 75.

    Google Scholar 

  15. Capaccio, G., Gibson, A. G. & Ward, I. M. (1979). In: Ultra-high modulus polymers, Ed. by A. Ciferri & I. M. Ward, Applied Science Publishers Ltd., London, p. 1.

    Google Scholar 

  16. Clements, J., Jakeways, R. & Ward, I. M. (1978). Polymer, 19, 639.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. Shauffele, R. F. & Shimanouchi, T. (1967). J. Chem. Phys., 47, 3605.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. LaGarde, V., Prask, H. & Trevino, S. (1969). Disc. Farad. Soc., 48, 15.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  19. Leyrer, R. J., Wettling, W. & Wegner, G. (1978). Ber. Bunseges. Phys. Chem., 82, 697.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  20. Barham, P. J. & Keller, A. (1979). J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Lett. Ed., 17, 591.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. Galiotis, C. (1982). Polydiacetylene single crystal fibres, PhD Thesis, University of London, London.

    Google Scholar 

  22. Enkelmann, V., Leyrer, R. J., Schleier, G. & Wegner, G. (1980). J. Mater. Sci., 15, 168.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  23. Andrews, E. H. & Martin, G. E. (1974). J. Mater. Sci., 9, 1507.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  24. Baughman, R. H., Gleiter, H. & Sendfeld, N. (1975). J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Phys. Ed., 13, 1871.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  25. Galiotis, C. & Young, R. J. Polymer, to be published.

    Google Scholar 

  26. Treloar, L. R. G. (1958). The physics of rubber elasticity, Clarendon Press, Oxford.

    Google Scholar 

  27. Wang, T. T. (1973). J. Appl. Phys., 44, 4052.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  28. Kambour, R. P. & Robertson, R. E. (1972). In: Polymer science, Ed. by A. D. Jenkins, North-Holland, London.

    Google Scholar 

  29. Halpin, J. C. & Kardos, J. L. (1972). J. Appl. Phys., 43, 2235.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  30. Andrews, E. H. (1974). Pure and Appl. Chem., 39, 179.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  31. Zachariades, A. E., Mead, W. T. & Porter, R. S. (1979). In: Ultra-high modulus polymers, Ed. by A. Ciferri & I. M. Ward, Applied Science Publishers Ltd., London, p. 77.

    Google Scholar 

  32. Pennings, A. J. & Meihuizen, K. E. (1979). In: Ultra-high modulus polymers, Ed. by A. Ciferri & I. M. Ward, Applied Science Publishers Ltd., London, p. 117.

    Google Scholar 

  33. Schaefgen, J. R., Bair, T. I., Ballou, J. W., Kwolek, S. L., Morgan, P. W., Panar, M. & Zimmerman, J. (1979). In: Ultra-high modulus polymers, Ed. by A. Ciferri & I. M. Ward, Applied Science Publishers Ltd., London, p. 173.

    Google Scholar 

  34. Keller, A. (1979). In: Ultra-high modulus polymers, Ed. by A. Ciferri & I. M. Ward, Applied Science Publishers Ltd., London, p. 321.

    Google Scholar 

  35. Bowden, P. B. & Young, R. J. (1974). J. Mater. Sci., 9, 2034.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  36. Bassett, D. C. & Carder, D. R. (1973). Phil. Mag., 28, 535.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  37. Young, R. J., Bowden, P. B., Ritchie, J. M. & Rider, J. G. (1973). J. Mater. Sci., 8, 23.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  38. Young, R. J. (1974). Phil. Mag., 30, 85.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  39. Young, R. J. & Bowden, P. B. (1974). Phil. Mag., 29, 1061.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  40. Frank, F. C., Keller, A. & Connor, A. O. (1958). Phil. Mag., 3, 64.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  41. Young, R. J., Bloor, D., Batchelder, D. N. & Hubble, C. L. (1978). J. Mater. Sci., 13, 62.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  42. Young, R. J., Dulniak, R., Batchelder, D. N. & Bloor, D. (1979). J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Phys. Ed., 17, 1325.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  43. Hay, I. L. & Keller, A. (1965). Kolloid-Z, 204, 43.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  44. Peterlin, A. (1971). J. Mater. Sci., 6, 490.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  45. Peterlin, A. (1979). In: Ultra-high modulus polymers, Ed. by A. Ciferri & I. M. Ward, Applied Science Publishers Ltd., London, p. 279.

    Google Scholar 

  46. Andrews, J. M. & Ward, I. M. (1970). J. Mater. Sci., 5, 411.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  47. Capaccio, G. & Ward, I. M. (1974). Polymer, 15, 233.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  48. Keller, A. (1968). Rep. Prog. Phys., 31, 623.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  49. Wegner, G. (1977). Pure and Appl. Chem., 49, 433.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  50. Bloor, D., Koski, L., Stevens, G. C., Preston, F. H. & Ando, D. J. (1975). J. Mater. Sci., 10, 1678.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  51. Marsh, D. M. (1963). In: Fracture in solids, Ed. by D. D. Crucker & J. J. Gilman, Interscience, New York, p. 119.

    Google Scholar 

  52. Galiotis, C. & Young, R. J. J. Mater. Sci., to be published.

    Google Scholar 

  53. Young, R. J. & Petermann, J. (1982). J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Phys. Ed., 20, 961.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  54. Patell, Y. R. & Schultz, J. M. (1973). J. Macromol Sci.-Phys., B7, 445.

    Google Scholar 

  55. Davidson, A. T. & Joffe, A. D. (1977). Phil. Mag., 36, 1083.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  56. Kiho, H., Peterlin, A. & Geil, P. H. (1964). J. Appl. Phys., 35, 1599.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  57. Allan, P. & Bevis, M. (1974). Proc. Roy. Soc., (London), A341, 75.

    Google Scholar 

  58. Geil, P. H. (1964). J. Polym. Sci., A2, 3857.

    Google Scholar 

  59. Cerra, P., Morrow, D. R. & Sauer, J. A. (1969). J. Macromol Sci.-Phys., B3(1), 33.

    Google Scholar 

  60. Andrews, E. H. & Voigt-Martin, I. G. (1972). Proc. Roy. Soc., (London), A327, 251.

    Google Scholar 

  61. Petermann, J. & Gleiter, H. (1973). J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Phys. Ed., 11, 359.

    Google Scholar 

  62. Read, R. T. & Young, R. J. (1979). J. Mater. Sci., 14, 1968.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  63. Read, R. T. & Young, R. J. (1980). Phil. Mag., 42, 629.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  64. Kausch, H. H. (1978). Polymer fracture, Springer-Verlag, Berlin.

    Google Scholar 

  65. Gaube, E. & Kausch, H. H. (1973). Kunststoffe, 63, 391.

    Google Scholar 

  66. Bandyopadhyay, S. & Brown, H. R. (1978). Polymer, 19, 589.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  67. Menges, G. & Alf, E. (1972). Kunststoffe, 62, 259.

    Google Scholar 

  68. Friedrich, K. (1978). Prog. Coll and Polym. Sci., 64, 103.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  69. Way, J. L., Atkinson, J. R. & Nutting, J. (1974). J. Mater. Sci., 9, 293.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  70. Bessell, T. J., Hull, D. & Shortall, J. B. (1975). J. Mater. Sci., 10, 1127.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  71. Hornbogen, E. & Friedrich, K. (1980). J. Mater. Sci., 15, 2175.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  72. Keith, H. D., Padden, F. J. & Vadimsky, R. G. (1971). J. Appl. Phys., 42, 192.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  73. Attenburrow, G. E. & Bassett, D. C. (1977). J. Mater Sci., 12, 192.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  74. Gogolewski, S. (1977). Polymer, 18, 63.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  75. Gogolewski, S. & Pennings, A. J. (1977). Polymer, 18, 647.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  76. Young, R. J. (1975). Polymer, 16, 450.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  77. Anderton, G. E. & Treloar, L. R. G. (1971). J. Mater. Sci., 6, 562.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  78. Sims, G. L. A. (1975). J. Mater. Sci., 10, 647.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  79. Isherwood, D. P. & Williams, J. G. (1978). Eng. Fract. Mech., 10, 887.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  80. Andrews, E. H. & Fukahori, Y. (1977). J. Mater. Sci., 12, 1307.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  81. Hodgkinson, J. M. & Williams, J. G. (1981). J. Mater. Sci., 16, 50.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  82. Andrews, E. H. (1981). J. Mater. Sci., 16, 1705.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  83. Williams, J. G. & Hodgkinson, J. M. (1981). J. Mater. Sci., 16, 1707.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  84. Mai, Y. W. & Williams, J. G. (1977). J. Mater. Sci., 12, 1376.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  85. Kinloch, A. J. & Gledhill, R. A. (1981). J. Spacecraft and Rockets, 18, 333.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  86. Pae, K. D. & Bhateja, S. K. (1975). J. Macromol Sci., Revs. Macromol. Chem., C13, 1.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  87. Silano, A. A., Bhateja, S. K. & Pae, K. D. (1974). Int. J. Polym. Mater., 3, 117.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  88. Mears, D. R., Pae, K. D. & Sauer, J. A. (1969). J. Appl. Phys., 40, 4229.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  89. Duckett, R. A. (1980). J. Mater. Sci., 15, 2471.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  90. Truss, R. W., Duckett, R. A. & Ward, I. M. (1981). J. Mater. Sci., 16, 1689.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  91. Vincent, P. I. (1971). Impact tests and service performance of thermoplastics, The Plastics and Rubber Institute, London.

    Google Scholar 

  92. Plati, E. & Williams, J. G. (1975). Polym. Eng. Sci., 15, 470.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  93. Brown, H. R. (1973). J. Mater. Sci., 8, 941.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  94. Plati, E. & Williams, J. G. (1975). Polymer, 16, 915.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  95. Birch, M. W. & Williams, J. G. (1978). Int. J. Fract., 14, 69.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  96. Heijboer, J. (1968). J. Polym. Sci., C16, 3755.

    Google Scholar 

  97. Kisbenyi, M, Birch, M. W., Hodgkinson, J. M. & Williams, J. G. (1979). Polymer, 20, 1289.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  98. Williams, J. G. & Hodgkinson, J. M. (1981). Proc. Roy. Soc., A375, 231.

    Google Scholar 

  99. Hertzberg, R. W. & Manson, J. A. (1980). Fatigue of engineering plastics, Academic Press, New York.

    Google Scholar 

  100. Andrews, E. H. & Walker, B. J. (1971). Proc. Roy. Soc., A325, 57.

    Google Scholar 

  101. Teh, J. W., White, J. R. & Andrews, E. H. (1979). Polymer, 20, 755.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  102. White, J. R. & Teh, J. W. (1979). Polymer, 20, 764.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  103. Bretz, P. E., Hertzberg, R. W. & Manson, J. A. (1981). J. Mater. Sci., 16, 2061.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  104. Bretz, P. E., Hertzberg, R. W. & Manson, J. A. (1981). J. Mater. Sci., 16, 2070.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  105. Bretz, P. E., Hertzberg, R. W. & Manson, J. A. (1981). Polymer, 22, 1272.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  106. Williams, J. G. (1981). The use of fracture mechanics in design with polymers, Paper presented at Plasticon 81—Engineering Design with Plastics, Plastics and Rubber Institute, London.

    Google Scholar 

  107. Zapas, L. J. & Crissman, J. M. (1979). Durability of macromolecular materials, Ed. by R. K. Eby, ACS Symposium Series, 95, ACS Washington, p. 301.

    Google Scholar 

  108. Howard, J. B. (1965). In: Crystalline olefin polymers, part II, Ed. by R. A. V. Raff & K. W. Doak, Interscience, New York, p. 47.

    Google Scholar 

  109. Kramer, E. J. (1979). In: Developments in polymer fracture—1, Ed. by E. H. Andrews, Applied Science Publishers Ltd., London, p. 55.

    Google Scholar 

  110. Martin, J. R., Johnson, J. F. & Cooper, A. R. (1972). J. Macromol. Sci.—Revs. Macromol. Chem., C8, 59.

    Google Scholar 

  111. Hinton, T. & Keller, A. (1969). J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 13, 745.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  112. Marshall, G. P., Culver, L. E. & Williams, J. G. (1970). Plastics and Polymers, 38, 95.

    Google Scholar 

  113. Williams, J. G. & Marshall, G. P. (1975). Proc. Roy. Soc., A342, 55.

    Google Scholar 

  114. Shanahan, M. E. R. & Schultz, J. (1976). J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Phys. Ed., 14, 1567.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  115. Hannon, M. J. (1974). J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 13, 3761.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  116. Bandyopadhyay, S. & Brown, H. R. (1977). J. Mater. Sci., 12, 2131.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  117. Brown, H. R. (1978). Polymer, 19, 1186.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  118. Treloar, L. R. G. (1975). The physics of rubber elasticity, 2nd Edn. Oxford University Press, London.

    Google Scholar 

  119. Dunn, P. & Sansom, G. F. (1969). J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 13, 1641.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  120. Dunn, P. & Sansom, G. F. (1969). J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 13, 1657.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  121. Reimschuessel, A. C. & Young, J. K. (1978). J. Mater. Sci., 13, 243.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  122. Singleton, C. J., Roche, E. & Geil, P. H. (1977). J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 21, 2319.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  123. Soni, P. L. & Geil, P. H. (1979). J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 23, 1167.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  124. Morton, W. E. & Hearle, J. W. S. (1975). Physical properties of textile fibres, 2nd Edn. Heinemann, London.

    Google Scholar 

  125. Prevorsek, D. (1971). J. Polym. Sci., C32, 343.

    Google Scholar 

  126. Capaccio, G. & Ward, I. M. (1975). Polym. Eng. Sci., 15, 219.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  127. Capiati, N. & Porter, R. S. (1975). J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Phys. Ed., 13, 1177.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  128. Mead, W. T., Desper, C. R. & Porter, R. S. (1979). J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Phys. Ed., 17, 859.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  129. Taylor, W. N. & Clark, E. S. (1977). A.C.S. Polym. Preprints, 18, 332.

    Google Scholar 

  130. Clark, E. S. & Scott, L. S. (1974). Polym. Eng. Sci., 14, 682.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  131. Preston, J. (1979). In: Ultra-high modulus polymers, Ed. by A. Ciferri & I. M. Ward, Applied Science Publishers Ltd., London p. 155.

    Google Scholar 

  132. Ciferri, A. & Valenti, B. (1979). In: Ultra-high modulus polymers, Ed. by A. Ciferri & I. M. Ward, Applied Science Publishers Ltd., London, p. 203.

    Google Scholar 

  133. Wooten, W. C., McFarlane, F. E., Gray, Jr., T. F. & Jackson, Jr., W. (1979). In: Ultra-high modulus polymers, Ed. by A. Ciferri & I. M. Ward, Applied Science Publishers Ltd., London p. 227.

    Google Scholar 

  134. Allen, S. R., Filippov, A. G., Farris, R. J. & Thomas, E. L. (1981). J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 26, 291.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  135. Allen, S. R., Filippov, A. G., Farris, R. J. & Thomas, E. L. (1982). Paper presented at conference ‘Deformation, yield and fracture of polymers’, Cambridge, Plastics and Rubber Institute, London.

    Google Scholar 

  136. Kalb, B. & Pennings, A. J. (1980). J. Mater. Sci., 15, 2584.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  137. Regel, V. R. & Leksovskii, A. M. (1967). Int. J. Fract., 3, 99.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  138. Prevorsek, D. & Lyons, W. J. (1971). Rubber Chem. Tech., 44, 271.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  139. Bunsell, A. R. & Hearle, J. W. S. (1974). J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 18, 267.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  140. Konopasek, L. & Hearle, J. W. S. (1977). J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 21, 2791.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  141. Zhurkov, S. N. (1965). Int. J. Fract. Mech., 1, 210.

    Google Scholar 

  142. Blades, H., U.S. Patent No. 3869430 (assigned to E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Co.).

    Google Scholar 

  143. Roylance, D. K. & DeVries, K. L. (1971). J. Polym. Sci. Polym. Lett., 9, 443.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  144. Wool, R. P. (1975). J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Phys. Ed., 13, 1795.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  145. Vettegren, V. L, Novak, I. I. & Friedland, K. J. (1975). Int. J. Fract, 11, 789.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  146. Zhurkov, S. N. & Tomashevsky, E. E. (1966). Physical basis of yield and fracture, Institute of Physics conference proceedings, p. 200.

    Google Scholar 

  147. Lloyd, B. A., DeVries, K. L. & Williams, M. L. (1972). J. Polym. Sci., A-2, 10, 1415.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  148. Kausch, H. H. & DeVries, K. L. (1975). Int. J. Fract, 11, 727.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  149. Kuksenko, V. S. & Tamuzs, V. P. (1981). Fracture micromechanics of polymer materials, Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague.

    Google Scholar 

  150. Peterlin, A. (1969). J. Polym. Sci., A-2, 7, 1151.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  151. Peterlin, A. (1972). J. Macromol Sci.-Phys., B6, 583.

    Google Scholar 

  152. Peterlin, A. (1977). Fracture 1977, Vol. 1, ICF4, Waterloo, Canada, p. 473.

    Google Scholar 

  153. Peterlin, A. (1981). J. Macromol Sci.-Phys., B19, 401.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1995 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Kinloch, A.J., Young, R.J. (1995). Crystalline Polymers. In: Fracture Behaviour of Polymers. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1594-2_9

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1594-2_9

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht

  • Print ISBN: 978-94-017-1596-6

  • Online ISBN: 978-94-017-1594-2

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics