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Materials for engineering, 3rd Edition - (Malestrom)

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<strong>Materials</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>engineering</strong><br />

10 –1<br />

PMMA<br />

PC<br />

PVC<br />

10 –2<br />

Epoxy<br />

PVDF<br />

da/dN (mm/cycle)<br />

10 –3<br />

10 –4<br />

Nylon<br />

66<br />

7075–T651<br />

aluminum<br />

2 1 / 4 Cr–1 Mo<br />

steel<br />

10 –5<br />

10 –6<br />

PA<br />

0.2 1 10 20 40 60 80<br />

∆K (MPa √m)<br />

(a)<br />

da/dN (mm/cycle)<br />

10 –1<br />

10 –2<br />

PMMA<br />

Epoxy<br />

PVC<br />

PC<br />

PVDF<br />

2 1 / 4 Cr–1 Mo<br />

10 –3<br />

10 –4<br />

7075<br />

PA<br />

Nylon<br />

66<br />

10 –5<br />

10 –6 10 –4 2 4 6 810 –3 2 4 6<br />

∆K/E (√m)<br />

(b)<br />

5.10 (a) FCG characteristics of some amorphous (dashed lines) and<br />

semicrystalline (solid lines) polymers. Comparative data <strong>for</strong> a steel<br />

and an aluminium alloy are shown. (b) FCG rates shown in Fig. 5.10a<br />

replotted as a function of ∆K/E.

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