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Fischer, H.R. (author), TNO Industrie en Techniek (author)Fresh fracture surfaces formed by tensile failure of craze in molded polystyrene (PS) bars have been compared with the molded surfaces of the same bars, using an atomic force microscope with a thermal probe and operated in local thermal analysis. The results indicate that molecular weight is much higher in the interior of the sample than at the...article 2010
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Göschel, U. (author), Cools, P.J.C.H. (author), Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author)The changes of the average molar mass Mw, Mn, Mz, and molar mass distributions during multistep uniaxial drawing of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) to achieve ultimate mechanical properties have been studied in detail by means of size exclusion chromatography (SEC) with triple detection: concentration, viscosimetry, and light scattering,...article 2000
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Breen, J. (author), Kunstoffen en Rubber Instituut TNO (author)The fracture toughness of Polyvinylchloride (PVC) and PVC modified with 10% chlorinated polyethylene (PVC-CPE) was studied in vapour and in liquid environments by crack growth measurements on single-edge notch specimens under three-point bending at 23°C. In addition, some results obtained in air at lower temperatures are presented. The fracture...article 1995
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Breen, J. (author), Kunstoffen en Rubber Instituut TNO (author)The failure of unnotched PVC and PVC-CPE was studied in a number of vapour and liquid environments. The failure mechanisms observed are related to craze initiation and logarithmic craze growth. A model to explain the origin of the logarithmic craze growth is presented. The failure mechanism in air and in benzene and toluene vapours is ductile,...article 1994
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Breen, J. (author), Kunstoffen en Rubber Instituut TNO (author)The craze initiation of PVC and PVC-CPE in a number of vapour and liquid environments was studied. The observed decrease in the craze-initiation stress could be ascribed to the absorption of components by the PVC and the PVC-CPE matrix. The magnitude of the absorption depends on the activity of the components and on their interaction with the...article 1993