Abstract
Fatigue properties of an ionomer (partially sulphonated polystyrene, S-SSA) were studied and compared with those of parent polystyrene. Data acquired so far suggest that the fatigue lifetime of polystyrene is increased by one or more decades upon introducing 2. 8 mol% of ions into polystyrene. The enhanced fatigue response is considered to arise from an increased resistance to crack propagation provided by presence of ionic aggregates.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 52-54 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Polymer communications Guildford |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Feb 1987 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Engineering(all)