The essential work of fracture (EWF) concept has become very popular to characterize the
plane stress toughness of ductile polymers and related systems. The widespread use of the …

This work details the general structure of the clays used as a reinforcement phase in
polymer nanocomposites. Clays are formed by the molecular arrangement of atomic planes …

The Post-Yielding Fracture Mechanics describe the fracture behaviour of pre-cracked films
and thin sheets that show yielding phenomenon at the crack tip during fracture. The …

The influence of annealing temperature on the fracture properties of iPP films (one
homopolymer and two propylene–ethylene block copolymers) is presented. The fracture …

Polyolefins (polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP)) are the most abundant polymers
found in plastic solid waste. They are expensive to separate, and recycling them in the form …

Fracture toughness of a semi-crystalline polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) film of thicknesses
0.050, 0.075 and 0.125 mm was measured as a function of temperature and loading rate …

Essential work of fracture (EWF) method was employed to investigate the effect of the
octavinylisobutyl based polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (O-POSS) addition in poly …

The main purpose of the present work was to study the phase morphology, mechanical
properties and fracture behavior of PP/PA6/(EPDM: EPDM-g-MA)(70/15/15) ternary blends …

The tensile properties and the fracture toughness, based on the essential work of fracture
(EWF) method, of melt‐compounded polymer nanocomposites based on polypropylene (PP) …

One of the most harmful degradation process in PEM fuel cell is the development of pinholes
in the membrane. There is therefore a need for an effective experimental characterization to …