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A dynamical law for slow crack growth in polycarbonate films

Description : We study experimentally the slow growth of a single crack in polycarbonate films submitted to uniaxial and constant imposed stress. For this visco-plastic material, we uncover a dynamical law that describes the dependence of the instantaneous crack velocity with experimental parameters. The law invo...
Language(s) : English
Subject(s) : [PHYS:MECA:MEMA] Physics/Mechanics/Mechanics of materials , [PHYS:COND:CM_MS] Physics/Condensed Matter/Materials Science , Fracture , Viscoplasticity
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Publication Date(s) : 2007-06-22