The fracture behavior of oriented poly(methyl methacrylate)

[[abstract]]The fracture behavior of oriented poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) has been investigated. The stress intensity factor KIC, characteristic distance a, and angle &thetas; of switching propagation direction decrease with increasing draw ratio in the range of 1.25 and 3.25. The microstructures such as the plastic zone and the features of morphology are in good agreement with the variations of these three variables, i.e., KIC, a, and &thetas;[[fileno]]2020330010056[[department]]材料科學工程學