The present work is aimed at studying the fracture behavior of a hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene solid rocket propellant. A fracture mechanics method based on the J integral was adopted to evaluate the material’s resistance against crack initiation and propagation with the auxiliary of a high-speed microscopic camera and multiple-sample test procedure. The discrete data of load, displacement, and fracture energy at different crack initiation points and crack growth amounts were well fitted by the least-squares method and binomial method. The crack initiation J integral J C = 1.8523 kJ / m 2 was determined, and the apparent initiation fracture toughness J I C = 1.9533 kJ / m 2 was obtained by the blunting line and J - R curve. Furthermore, a crack-propagation velocity curve was obtained, and the damage mechanism of the crack-tip zone and its influence on the crack propagation were investigated.


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    Title :

    Study on the Fracture Toughness of Hydroxyl-Terminated Polybutadiene Solid Rocket Propellant


    Contributors:
    Zhou, Guangpan (author) / Yin, Xiaochun (author) / Li, Aiqun (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2015-05-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English