Kinetics and microscopic processes of long-term fracture in polyethylene-piping materials. Annual report, February 1, 1990-February 1, 1991
The report contains 10 published papers entitled: Discontinuous Crack Growth in Polyethylenes under a Constant Load; Accelerated Test for Evaluating Slow Crack Growth of a Polyethylene Copolymers in Igepal and Air; The Mechanism of Slow Crack Growth in Polyethylene by an Environmental Stress Cracking Agent; Dependence of Slow Crack Growth in Polyethylene on Butyl Branch Density - Morphology and Theory; A Fatigue Test for Controlling the Quality of Polyethylene Copolymers; The Dependence of Slow Crack Growth in Polyethylenes on Molecular and Morphological Structures; Effect of Annealing on the Morphological and Mechanical Behavior of an Ethylene-Hexene Copolymer; Slow Crack Growth in Polyethylene - A Review; The Effect of Pressure and Contaminants on a Butt Fusion in a Polyethylene Gas Pipe; The Prediction of Long Term Performance of Plastic Pipe from Fatigue Tests.
- Research Organization:
- Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
- OSTI ID:
- 6023542
- Report Number(s):
- PB-92-108844/XAB; CNN: GRI-5087-260-1468
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: See also PB91-242438. Sponsored by Gas Research Inst., Chicago, IL
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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