Method and device for determining the environmental stress crack

Measuring and testing – Specimen stress or strain – or testing by stress or strain... – By loading of specimen

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73838, G01N 314, G01N 3344

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ABSTRACT:
A method and device are disclosed for the determination of the environmental stress crack resistance (ESCR) of polymer articles made from polymers such as acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymers, polycarbonate, polystyrene and blends thereof. The method and device involve the external application of stress to an unstressed test article which has been exposed to a stress cracking agent. The stress is induced by means of a weight located below the horizontal plane of the plastic article. The time between the application of stress and the cracking of the test article is measured to compute a characteristic ESCR parameter and thereby evaluate the environmental stress crack resistance of the article.

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