Crazing
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Crazing is a yielding mechanism in polymers characterized by the formation of a fine network of microvoids and fibrils. These structures typically appear as linear features and frequently precede brit
Crazes in polystyrene (PS)
The left draw shows the mechanism of shear yielding. The right section cut from a PS sample reveals the dense network of shear bands.
Modified von Mises criterion in principal stress coordinates.
Modified von Mises criterion in principal stress coordinates (plane stress conditions).
Rubber toughening
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Rubber toughening is a process in which rubber nanoparticles are interspersed within a polymer matrix to increase the mechanical robustness, or toughness, of the material. By "toughening" a polymer it
Crazing
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Crazing in polymers