Abstract
Combined effects of thickness and temperature on essential work of fracture (EWF) of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) film were studied using single edge notched tension (SENT) and double edge notched tension specimens. It is found that specific essential work of fracture ( w e) for PBT is independent of temperature below T g (≈80 °C), but decreases above T g. Between temperatures 25 and 100 °C, w e was independent of film thickness in the range 0.125–0.375 mm. The specific non-essential work of fracture ( βw p) was temperature and thickness dependent, being greater for the SENT type specimens. Specimen orientation had no influence on w e but strongly affected βw p. It was found that βw p is greater for cracks propagating normal to the extrusion direction as compared to the parallel direction.
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