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Authors
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Satapathy, B.K. ; Weidisch, R. ; Pötschke, P. ; Janke, A.
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Title
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Crack Toughness Behaviour of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube (MWNT)/Polycarbonate Nanocomposites
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Date
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25.10.2005
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Number
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13600
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Abstract
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<B>Summary:</B> The morphology and fracture behaviour of polycarbonate (PC)/multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWNT) composites have been studied by AFM and post-yield fracture mechanics. The essential work of fracture (EWF) method has been used to distinguish between two terms representing the resistance to crack initiation and crack propagation. A maximum in the non-essential work of fracture was observed at 2 wt.-% MWNT, demonstrating enhanced resistance to crack propagation compared to pure PC. At 4 wt.-% MWNT, a tough-to-brittle transition has been observed. The time-resolved in-situ strain field analysis revealed that the onset of crack initiation was shifted to a shorter time for nanocomposites with 4 wt.-% MWNT compared to that with 2 wt.-%, and thus explained the existence of a tough-to-brittle transition in these nanocomposites.
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Publisher
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Macromolecular Rapid Communications
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Wikidata
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Citation
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Macromolecular Rapid Communications 26 (2005) 1246-1252
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DOI
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https://doi.org/10.1002/marc.200500234
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