Fatigue and fracture behaviour of PVC at elevated temperatures
Master Thesis
2008
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The research studies revealed that there was a distinct difference in fatigue performance as a result of a temperature increase from 20°C to 45°C, as characterised by both SN and Paris fatigue tests. There was also, but to a lesser degree, an ageing effect. The temperature performance factor for the SN curves was between 1.6 and 4.6, while for the Paris characterisation the temperature performance factor was between 3 and 3.5.
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Zwiklitz, L. 2008. Fatigue and fracture behaviour of PVC at elevated temperatures. University of Cape Town.