Abstract
A new experimental technique for determining mechanical properties of the polymer-metal interface was developed by replacing conventional mechanical testing machine with a piezoelectric actuator. Using this technique, fatigue crack growth behaviour of epoxy/aluminum interface was studied as a function of electric field, crack length and cyclic frequency. The crack growth rate was found to depend on the magnitude of the applied electric field and decrease with testing frequency.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | KK511-KK516 |
| Journal | Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings |
| Volume | 661 |
| State | Published - 2001 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering