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Daniel R. Merkel

Government of the United States of America - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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Effect of Specimen Thickness on Fracture Toughness and Plane Stress to Plane Strain Transition in Medium-Density Polyethylene

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 08 Dec 2025
S. Sharafi, Tanvi Anil Ajantiwalay, Daniel R. Merkel, W. Kuang and Kevin Simmons
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plane stress to plane strain transitionsize dependencyConstraint effectsMedium-Density Polyethylenefracture toughnesscrack tip opening displacement