Research Article

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

Figure 6

Results of stress-controlled cyclic tests: (a) stress-strain hysteresis of stress level 35 ± 30 MPa and stress rate at 1 MPa/s; (b) evolution ratchetting strain versus number of cycles with different mean stresses and the same shear stress amplitude.
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