Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Tensile behaviour and fracture toughness of poly(ether ether ketone)/poly(ether imide) blends

  • Published:
Polymer Bulletin Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Summary

The bulk tensile behaviour of poly(ether ether ketone) and poly(ether imide) homopolymers and their blends has been investigated, and the temperature and strain rate dependence of the yield stress discussed in terms of simple Eyring rate theory. In fracture mechanics tests, the KIC of PEEK was found to decrease significantly with increasing test speed, whereas the KIC of PEI showed little rate sensitivity. Therefore, although a gradual increase in KIC with increasing PEEK content was observed in the blends at low loading rates, this effect was anticipated to be less pronounced at higher loading rates.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Crevecoeur, G, Groenickx, G (1991) Macromolecules 24: 1190

    Google Scholar 

  2. Hsiao, BS, Sauer, BB (1993) J. Polym. Sci.-Polym. Phys. 31: 901

    Google Scholar 

  3. Chen, HL, Porter, RS (1992) Polym. Eng. Sci. 32: 1870

    Google Scholar 

  4. Lustig, SR, Van Alsten, JG, Hsiao, B (1993) Macromolecules 26: 3885

    Google Scholar 

  5. Harris, JE, Robeson, LM (1988) J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 35: 1877

    Google Scholar 

  6. Gensler, R, Plummer, CJG, Kausch, H-H, Münstedt, H, submitted to J. Mat. Sci.

  7. Béguelin, Ph, Barbezat, M, Kausch, H-H (1991) J. Phys. III France 1: 1867

    Google Scholar 

  8. Ward, IM (1983) Mechanical Properties of Solid Polymers, John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Chichester, U.K.

    Google Scholar 

  9. Bauwens-Crowet, C, Bauwens, JC, Homes, G (1969) J. Polym. Sci. A-2 7: 735

    Google Scholar 

  10. Han, J, Yang, Y, Li, B, Feng, ZJ (1994) Appl. Polym. Sci. 54: 2045

    Google Scholar 

  11. Furukawa, J (1994) J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 51: 187

    Google Scholar 

  12. Chivers, RA, Moore, DR (1994) Polymer 35: 110

    Google Scholar 

  13. Cebe, P, Hong, S-D, Chung, S, Gupta, A (1987) In: Johnston, NJ (ed) ASTM STP 937, ASTM, Philadelphia (p342)

    Google Scholar 

  14. Kemmish, DJ, Hay, JN (1985) Polymer 26: 905

    Google Scholar 

  15. Lu, X, Weiss, RA (1992) Macromolecules 25: 3242

    Google Scholar 

  16. Chen, H-L, Porter, RS (1993) J. Polym. Sci.-Polym. Phys. 31: 1845

    Google Scholar 

  17. Gensler, R (1994) unpublished results

  18. Béguelin, Ph, Kausch, H-H (1994) J. Mater. Sci. 29: 91

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Laboratoire de Polymères, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland

    R. Gensler, Ph. Béguelin, C. J. G. Plummer & H. -H. Kausch

  2. Lehrstuhl für Polymerwerkstoffe, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Martensstrasse 7, D-91058, Erlangen, Germany

    H. Münstedt

Authors
  1. R. Gensler
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Ph. Béguelin
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. C. J. G. Plummer
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. H. -H. Kausch
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. H. Münstedt
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Gensler, R., Béguelin, P., Plummer, C.J.G. et al. Tensile behaviour and fracture toughness of poly(ether ether ketone)/poly(ether imide) blends. Polymer Bulletin 37, 111–118 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00313826

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00313826

Keywords

Search

Navigation