TY - GEN A1 - Li, Wei T1 - Crack propagation in filled and unfilled polymers: Separation of surface energy and irreversible deformation energy N2 - Fiber-reinforced-polymers (FRPs) are in current research focus in the lightweight construction industry, because of their extraordinary characteristics (stiffness and strength-to-density relation). The structure of polymer matrix and the interaction with reinforcement are crucial for optimization of the mechanical and thermal properties of FRPs. Due to the macromolecular chain structure, the mechanical properties of a polymer strongly vary with temperature: Below the glass transition, the chain segments of a polymer are “frozen”. Regarding fracture, the total changed energy during fracture if only dissipates for the generation of the new surfaces. However, in the region of the glass transition, the polymer chain segments start to get “unfrozen”, and the energy is not only required for generating new surfaces, but also for irreversibly deformation. This irreversible deformation is affected by the global temperature and the local temperature near the crack tip, which is affected by the local strain rate and crack propagation velocity. Hence, in this research project, the irreversible deformation of neat and reinforced polymers will be controlled by changing the global temperature as well as the local temperature. With using different fracture experiments, the amount of energy required for creating new surfaces and for the irreversible deformation will be separated. The fracture tests include the conventional tensile test, the macroscopic peel test and the single fiber peel – off test. T2 - PhD Day 2018 of BAM CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 31.05.2018 KW - Crack Propagation KW - Polymer PY - 2018 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/48471 AN - OPUS4-48471 AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany