Kinetics and microscopic processes of long term fracture in polyethylene piping materials. Final report, February 1, 1991-February 1, 1992
The report contains 9 completed works as follows: The Dependence of Slow Crack Growth in a Polyethylene Copolymer on Testing Temperature and Morphology; A Test of Slow Crack Growth Failure of PE under Constant Load; Effect of Annealing on Slow Crack Growth in an Ethylene-Hexene Copolymer; The Fundamental Material Parameters that Govern Slow Crack Growth in Linear Polyethylene; Slow Crack Growth in Blends of HDPE and UHMWPE; The Mechqnism of Fatigue Failure in a Polyethylene Copolymer; PENT Quality Control Test for PE Gas Pipes and Resins; International Round Robin Study of A Fatigue Test Approach to the Ranking of Polyethylene Pipe Material; Proposed ASTM Specification for ASTM F17.40 Test Methods Committee.
- Research Organization:
- Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
- OSTI ID:
- 6609178
- Report Number(s):
- PB-93-167146/XAB; CNN: GRI-5087-260-1468
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: See also PB--92-108844
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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CRACK PROPAGATION
KINETICS
POLYETHYLENES
FRACTURE MECHANICS
ANNEALING
FATIGUE
MICROSCOPY
MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
MORPHOLOGY
PIPES
POLYMERS
QUALITY CONTROL
RESINS
CONTROL
HEAT TREATMENTS
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
MECHANICS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POLYOLEFINS
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