Crack propagation in PE-HD induced by environmental stress cracking (ESC) analyzed by several imaging techniques
- Different imaging techniques were employed to monitor Full Notch Creep Test (FNCT) experiments addressing environmental stress cracking in more detail. The FNCT is a well-established test method to assess slow crack growth and environmental stress cracking of polymer materials, especially polyethylene. The standard test procedure, as specified in ISO 16770, provides a simple comparative measure of the resistance to crack growth of a certain material based on the overall time to failure when loaded with a well-defined mechanical stress and immersed in a liquid medium promoting crack propagation. Destructive techniques which require a direct view on the free fracture surface, such as light microscopy and laser scanning microscopy, are compared to non-destructive techniques, i.e. scanning acoustic microscopy and xray micro computed tomography. All methods allow the determination of an effective crack length. Based on a series of FNCT specimens progressively damaged for varied DurationsDifferent imaging techniques were employed to monitor Full Notch Creep Test (FNCT) experiments addressing environmental stress cracking in more detail. The FNCT is a well-established test method to assess slow crack growth and environmental stress cracking of polymer materials, especially polyethylene. The standard test procedure, as specified in ISO 16770, provides a simple comparative measure of the resistance to crack growth of a certain material based on the overall time to failure when loaded with a well-defined mechanical stress and immersed in a liquid medium promoting crack propagation. Destructive techniques which require a direct view on the free fracture surface, such as light microscopy and laser scanning microscopy, are compared to non-destructive techniques, i.e. scanning acoustic microscopy and xray micro computed tomography. All methods allow the determination of an effective crack length. Based on a series of FNCT specimens progressively damaged for varied Durations under standard test conditions, the estimation of crack propagation rates is also enabled. Despite systematic deviations related to the respective Imaging techniques, this nevertheless provides a valuable tool for the detailed evaluation of the FNCT and its further development.…
Autor*innen: | Markus SchillingORCiD, Ute Niebergall, I. AligORCiD, H. Oehler, D. Lellinger, Dietmar Meinel, Martin BöhningORCiD |
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Dokumenttyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Veröffentlichungsform: | Verlagsliteratur |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch): | Polymer Testing |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2018 |
Organisationseinheit der BAM: | 5 Werkstofftechnik |
5 Werkstofftechnik / 5.3 Polymere Verbundwerkstoffe | |
7 Bauwerkssicherheit | |
7 Bauwerkssicherheit / 7.5 Technische Eigenschaften von Polymerwerkstoffen | |
8 Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung | |
8 Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung / 8.5 Röntgenbildgebung | |
Verlag: | Elsevier |
Jahrgang/Band: | 70 |
Erste Seite: | 544 |
Letzte Seite: | 555 |
DDC-Klassifikation: | Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / Ingenieurwissenschaften / Ingenieurwissenschaften und zugeordnete Tätigkeiten |
Freie Schlagwörter: | Environmental stress cracking (ESC); Full notch creep test (FNCT); Laser scanning microscopy (LSM); Scanning acoustic microscopy (SAM); Slow crack growth (SCG); X-ray computed tomography (CT) |
Themenfelder/Aktivitätsfelder der BAM: | Material |
Material / Degradation von Werkstoffen | |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2018.08.014 |
ISSN: | 0142-9418 |
ISSN: | 1873-2348 |
Verfügbarkeit des Dokuments: | Datei im Netzwerk der BAM verfügbar ("Closed Access") |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 23.08.2018 |
Referierte Publikation: | Ja |
Datum der Eintragung als referierte Publikation: | 18.10.2018 |