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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.
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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
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