Fatigue and fracture behaviour of PVC at elevated temperatures

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.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Year dc:date.issued

2008

Author dc:creator

• Zwiklitz, L von

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Tait, Robert B

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5444

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/5444