FLEX FATIGUE IN GEL-SPUN HIGH-PERFORMANCE POLYETHYLENE FIBERS

SENGONUL A., WILDING M.

JOURNAL OF THE TEXTILE INSTITUTE, cilt.85, sa.1, ss.1-11, 1994 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 85 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 1994
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00405009408659000
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF THE TEXTILE INSTITUTE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-11
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Accelerated flex-fatigue testing has been carried out on gel-spun ultra-high-modulus, high-performance polyethylene (HPPE) fibres, under the influence of an applied tension. In addition to measurements of fatigue lifetime, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and light microscopy (LM) were used to investigate the failure morphology. Monitoring of the progressive damage accompanying flex fatigue was carried out by using both techniques. The study concluded that failure occurs mainly as a result of axial splitting and/or fibrillation.