Research Article

Experimental Observation on the Pure Torsional Ratchetting of Polycarbonate Polymer at Room Temperature

Figure 11

Results obtained in the stress-controlled cyclic test with 35 ± 30 MPa and peak hold for 60 s, at 1 MPa/s: (a) equivalent shear stress-strain curves; (b) distribution of equivalent shear strain immediately at the end of peak stress hold and its evolution during the cyclic loading.
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