Transition of rupture mode of strain crystallizing elastomers in tensile edge-crack tests
Katsuhiko Tsunoda, Yuji Kitamura, Kenji Urayama
Abstract
We revisit the classical results that the fracture energy density ( W b ) of strain crystallizing (SC) elastomers exhibits an abrupt change at a characteristic value () of initial notch length ( c 0 ) in tensile edge-crack tests.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceTearingComposite materialFracture mechanicsElastomerStrain energy release rateUltimate tensile strengthEnhanced Data Rates for GSM EvolutionFracture (geology)Crack closureStrain hardening exponentHardening (computing)Crack growth resistance curveNatural rubberComputer scienceTelecommunicationsLayer (electronics)Polymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesElasticity and Material ModelingPolymer crystallization and properties