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Plastic fracture in poly(vinyl chloride)

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The strain fields around diamond-shaped cavities in cold-drawn rigid PVC have been determined by the application of fine grids to the specimen surface. An element of material adjacent to the diamond tip deforms predominantly in simple shear with a direction of strain parallel to the draw direction. Each element attains a maximum shear strain before the next element begins to shear. This process, possibly analogous to neck propagation in tensile tests, produces the characteristic diamond shape. Simple extension and simple shear tests on cold-drawn PVC confirm that under the stress system around a cavity, simple shear in the draw direction is a favourable mode of deformation.

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    N. Walker, R. N. Haward & J. N. Hay

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Walker, N., Haward, R.N. & Hay, J.N. Plastic fracture in poly(vinyl chloride). J Mater Sci 14, 1085–1094 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00561291

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