COMPARISON OF EXTENDED POLYETHYLENE AND CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS FRACTURE SURFACES.

Abstract

Consideration was given to two substances, chrysotile asbestos and extended-chain polyethylene, which differ widely in their chemical composition and in the size of their fundamental fibrous units. Yet their internal morphology, as evidenced by the structure of their fracture surfaces, shows marked similarity. Although the analysis reported do not prove that fracture in these substances proceeds via a random walk-like propagation mechanism, the fracture surfaces are in agreement with such an assumption. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 15, 1964
Accession Number
AD0609608

Entities

People

  • Bernhard Wunderlich
  • Theodore Davidson

Organizations

  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Asbestos
  • Chemical Composition
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Dielectric Polymers
  • Inorganic Chemicals
  • Materials
  • Minerals
  • Phyllosilicates
  • Random Walk

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.