Publication Type : Book Chapter
Publisher : Materials Science and Materials Engineering
Source : Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering (2017)
Campus : Bengaluru
School : School of Engineering
Center : Automotive Center
Department : Mechanical, Mechanical Engineering
Verified : Yes
Year : 2017
Abstract : Fatigue is a phenomenon under which, due to repetitive application of load the damage accumulates and the load may be well below the yield point. Fatigue failure leads to catastrophe which could be reviewed from air disaster of BOAC flight 781.The applications of polymers has now diversified from ordinary plastic bottles to high tech polymer gears. In order to manufacture an end use component made up of polymeric material it is prerequisite to understand the different failure mechanism of it. Fatigue loading is prevalent in engineering applications and can lead to catastrophe. This article presents a detail insight of fatigue failure mechanism of polymers intended toward future developments.
Cite this Research Publication : L. A. Pruitt, Sreekanth, P. S. Rama, Badgayan, N. D., and Dr. Santosh Kumar Sahu, “Fatigue of Polymers”, in Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering, 2017.