A Parametric study of the crack growth behavior of high density polyethylene based on crack layer theory

Ji Mi Lee; Byoung-Ho Choi

A Parametric study of the crack growth behavior of high density polyethylene based on crack layer theory

School of Mechanical Engineering

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Abstract

Due to unique characteristics of the crack growth behavior of polymers, conventional fracture mechanics approaches on the crack growth have not been very successful. Crack Layer theory (CL) can be a good theoretical approach to model the sophisticated crack growth behavior of polymers. According to CL theory, polymers have different size and shape of process zone (PZ), and, especially, in the case of high density polyethylene (HDPE), a crack commonly propagates in a discontinuous manner under fatigue and creep loading conditions. In this paper, a parametric study was performed by a computer program based on CL theory for HDPE with two general types of test specimens, i.e. single edge notched tension (SENT) specimen and compact tension (CT) specimen. The effects of key parameters, i.e. the stress ratio (R-ratio) which is defined as the ratio of minimum and maximum stress of loading, specific fracture energy, and draw stress, on the crack growth behavior of HDPE were studied.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	72nd Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers, ANTEC 2014
Subtitle of host publication	The Plastics Conference
Publisher	Society of Plastics Engineers
Pages	945-949
Number of pages	5
Edition	January
ISBN (Electronic)	9780878493609, 9781634397087
ISBN (Print)	978-163-4397-08-7
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	72nd Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers: The Plastics Conference, ANTEC 2014 - Las Vegas, United States Duration: 2014 Apr 28 → 2014 Apr 30

Publication series

Name	Annual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings
Number	January
Volume	2

Other

Other	72nd Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers: The Plastics Conference, ANTEC 2014
Country/Territory	United States
City	Las Vegas
Period	14/4/28 → 14/4/30

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © (2014) by the Society of Plastics Engineers All rights reserved.

Keywords

CT specimen
Crack Layer theory
Parametric study
Polyethylene
SENT specimen

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Chemical Engineering(all)
Polymers and Plastics

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Lee, J. M., & Choi, B-H. (2014). A Parametric study of the crack growth behavior of high density polyethylene based on crack layer theory. In 72nd Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers, ANTEC 2014: The Plastics Conference (January ed., pp. 945-949). (Annual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings; Vol. 2, No. January). Society of Plastics Engineers.

A Parametric study of the crack growth behavior of high density polyethylene based on crack layer theory. / Lee, Ji Mi; Choi, Byoung-Ho.
72nd Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers, ANTEC 2014: The Plastics Conference. January. ed. Society of Plastics Engineers, 2014. p. 945-949 (Annual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings; Vol. 2, No. January).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Lee, JM & Choi, B-H 2014, A Parametric study of the crack growth behavior of high density polyethylene based on crack layer theory. in 72nd Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers, ANTEC 2014: The Plastics Conference. January edn, Annual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings, no. January, vol. 2, Society of Plastics Engineers, pp. 945-949, 72nd Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers: The Plastics Conference, ANTEC 2014, Las Vegas, United States, 14/4/28.

Lee, Ji Mi ; Choi, Byoung-Ho. / A Parametric study of the crack growth behavior of high density polyethylene based on crack layer theory. 72nd Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers, ANTEC 2014: The Plastics Conference. January. ed. Society of Plastics Engineers, 2014. pp. 945-949 (Annual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings; January).

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