Abstract
AbstractThe Charpy impact fracture behaviour of unnotched specimens of phenolphthalein polyether ketone (PEK‐C) was studied over a temperature range from room temperature to 220°C by using an instrumented impact tester. The load‐time and energy‐time curves of PEK‐C at different temperatures were recorded. From these curves, some important parameters, such as the maximum impact load, the maximum stress, the total impact energy, the crack initiation energy, the crack propagation energy etc., were obtained and their temperature dependences of PEK‐C were investigated. The point of 100 percent maximum load on the load‐time trace was shown to be the yield point. Two parameters, the ductile ratio (D.R.) and the ductility index (D.I.) were applied to characterize the ductility of PEK‐C and their relationships to the relaxation processes were discussed.
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