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http://dx.doi.org/10.7317/pk.2012.36.1.088

In-situ Determination of Structural Changes in Polyethylene upon Creep and Cyclic Fatigue Loading  

Jeon, Hye-Jin (Department of Advanced Materials, Hannam University)
Ryu, Seo-Kgn (Department of Advanced Materials, Hannam University)
Pyo, Soo-Ho (Department of Advanced Materials, Hannam University)
Choi, Sun-Woong (Department of Advanced Materials, Hannam University)
Song, Hyun-Hoon (Department of Advanced Materials, Hannam University)
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Polymer(Korea) / v.36, no.1, 2012 , pp. 88-92 More about this Journal
Abstract
Long-term performance of polymer under constant sustained load has been the main research focus, which created a need for the accelerated test method providing proper lifetime assessment. Cycling fatigue loading is one of the accelerated test method and has been of great interest. Microstructure change of high density polyethylene under cyclic fatigue loading and creep was examined utilizing a tensile device specially designed for creep and fatigue test and also can be attachable to the X-ray diffractometer. In this way, the crystal morphology change of polyethylene under creep and cyclic fatigue load was successfully monitored and compared. Despite the marked differences in macroscopic deformation between the creep and cyclic fatigue tests, crystal morphology such as crystallinity, crystal size, and $d$-spacing was as nearly identical between the two test cases. Specimens pre-deformed to different strains, i.e., before yield point (BYP), at yield point (YP) and after yield point (AYP), however, showed markedly different changes in crystal morphology, especially between AYP and the other two specimens.
Keywords
crystal morphology; cyclic fatigue test; creep test; X-ray diffraction;
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