Structure, processing and performance of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (IUPAC Technical Report). Part 4: sporadic fatigue crack propagation
(2020)
Journal Article
Bucknall, C., Altstädt, V., Auhl, D., Buckley, P., Dijkstra, D., Galeski, A., Gögelein, C., Handge, U. A., He, J., Liu, C.-Y., Michler, G., Piorkowska, E., Slouf, M., Vittorias, I., & Wu, J. J. (2020). Structure, processing and performance of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (IUPAC Technical Report). Part 4: sporadic fatigue crack propagation. Pure and Applied Chemistry, 92(9), 1521-1536. https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0408
Fatigue tests were carried out on compression mouldings supplied by a leading polymer manufacturer. They were made from three batches of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) with weight-average relative molar masses, ¯¯¯¯ M W, of about 0... Read More about Structure, processing and performance of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (IUPAC Technical Report). Part 4: sporadic fatigue crack propagation.