Healing of fatigue crack in epoxy materials with epoxy/mercaptan system via manual infiltration

The present work verified the capability of epoxy/mercaptan/tertiary amine system for retarding and/or arresting fatigue cracks in epoxy materials subjected to cyclic loading at room temperature. By using static and dynamic manual infiltration methods, the effects of hydrodynamic pressure crack tip...

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Published: Budapest University of Technology and Economics 2010-10-01
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description The present work verified the capability of epoxy/mercaptan/tertiary amine system for retarding and/or arresting fatigue cracks in epoxy materials subjected to cyclic loading at room temperature. By using static and dynamic manual infiltration methods, the effects of hydrodynamic pressure crack tip shielding, polymeric wedge and adhesive bonding of the healing agent were revealed. Depending on the applied stress intensity range and the competition between polymerization kinetics of the healing agent and crack growth rate, the above mechanisms exerted different influences on crack retardation under different circumstances. On the whole, the epoxy/mercaptan/tertiary amine system proved to be very effective in obstructing fatigue crack propagation. It formed a promising base for developing self-healing epoxy materials that enable in-situ autonomic rehabilitation of fatigue crack.
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spelling doaj-art-e1c32bb4cc8e4bb4a6f650e91c32db682025-08-20T03:39:25ZengBudapest University of Technology and EconomicseXPRESS Polymer Letters1788-618X2010-10-0141064465810.3144/expresspolymlett.2010.79Healing of fatigue crack in epoxy materials with epoxy/mercaptan system via manual infiltrationThe present work verified the capability of epoxy/mercaptan/tertiary amine system for retarding and/or arresting fatigue cracks in epoxy materials subjected to cyclic loading at room temperature. By using static and dynamic manual infiltration methods, the effects of hydrodynamic pressure crack tip shielding, polymeric wedge and adhesive bonding of the healing agent were revealed. Depending on the applied stress intensity range and the competition between polymerization kinetics of the healing agent and crack growth rate, the above mechanisms exerted different influences on crack retardation under different circumstances. On the whole, the epoxy/mercaptan/tertiary amine system proved to be very effective in obstructing fatigue crack propagation. It formed a promising base for developing self-healing epoxy materials that enable in-situ autonomic rehabilitation of fatigue crack.http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0001662&mi=cdSmart polymersFracture and fatigueSelf-healingEpoxy
spellingShingle Healing of fatigue crack in epoxy materials with epoxy/mercaptan system via manual infiltration
eXPRESS Polymer Letters
Smart polymers
Fracture and fatigue
Self-healing
Epoxy
title Healing of fatigue crack in epoxy materials with epoxy/mercaptan system via manual infiltration
title_full Healing of fatigue crack in epoxy materials with epoxy/mercaptan system via manual infiltration
title_fullStr Healing of fatigue crack in epoxy materials with epoxy/mercaptan system via manual infiltration
title_full_unstemmed Healing of fatigue crack in epoxy materials with epoxy/mercaptan system via manual infiltration
title_short Healing of fatigue crack in epoxy materials with epoxy/mercaptan system via manual infiltration
title_sort healing of fatigue crack in epoxy materials with epoxy mercaptan system via manual infiltration
topic Smart polymers
Fracture and fatigue
Self-healing
Epoxy
url http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0001662&mi=cd