Notch effects on fatigue behavior of thermoplastics

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An experimental study was conducted to evaluate notch effects on fatigue behavior of a neat polymer (PP impact co-polymer) and a composite made of 30 wt% short glass fibers in polybutylene terephthalate (PBT). A plate-type specimen geometry with a central circular hole was used. The experiments were conducted at room temperature in uniaxial tension-tension (R = 0.1) and tension-compression (R = -1) loading conditions. Some analytical methods including Neuber's rule and the method of critical distances were used in addition to FEA to predict fatigue life of notched specimens. Neuber's rule commonly used for metallic materials proved to be an accurate method for predicting the notched fatigue life of the thermoplastics considered. © (2014) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.

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Advanced Materials Research

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