Multiple-crazing mechanism three-stage

Figure 8. Three-stage mechanism of multiple crazing (a) stage 1 stress concentration and craze initiation at rubber particles (b) stage 2 superposition of stress fields (small interparticle distance, high rubber volume content) and formation of broad craze bands and (c) stage 3 limitation of crack length and crack stopping at rubber particles.

Fig. 9. Schematic presentation of the three-stage mechanism of toughening with multiple initiation of local yield events (eg, crazes as in case C in Fig. 8).

Figure 5.10 Three-stage mechanism of toughening multiple crazing) [2, 6] ...

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