1. Fig.: 7.1 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

2. Fig.: 7.2 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

3. deflection 2 mm 100 N a c b load Fig.: 7.3 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

4. specimen medium mass Fig.: 7.4 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

5. radius of curvature r r + B specimen medium Fig.: 7.5 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

6. specimen medium borehole ball Fig.: 7.6 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

7. specimen 1 specimen 2 50 40 30 20 10 0 100 80 60 40 20 0 1 2 3 4 0 200 400 600 ball oversize (µm) 50 40 30 20 10 0 0 200 400 600 100 80 60 40 20 0 a b dc residual strain (%) residual strength (MPa) residual strain (%) residual strength (MPa) Fig.: 7.7 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

8. 20 16 12 8 4 0 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 E (MPa)  /  0 stored Fig.: 7.8 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

9.  (MPa) 25 20 15 10 5 0 10 12 14 16 18 20 B time to fracture t (min) B Fig.: 7.9 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

10. specimen mass medium a 0 Fig.: 7.10 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

11. K (MPamm ) I 1/2 0 25.3 50.6 10 -2 10 -4 10 -6 10 -8 1 2 3 da/dt (ms ) Fig.: 7.11 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition 1 – air 2 – CCl 3 – ethanol 4

12. K (MPamm ) I 1/2 da/dt (ms ) 3.2 9.5 15.8 22.1 28.4 34.7 1.7 10 -6 1.7 10 -7 1.7 10 -8 1.7 10 -9 1.7 10 -10 1.7 10 -11 10 -3 10 -5 10 -7 10 -9 2.5 5.1 7.7 10.3 K = 1.3 MPamm Iscc 1/2 K = 2.4 MPamm Iscc 1/2 M M w1 w2 K = 4.7 MPamm Iscc 1/2 K = 7.0 MPamm Iscc 1/2 M M w3 w4 K (MPamm ) I 1/2 da/dt (ms ) a b Fig.: 7.12 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

13. stabilizer 1 stabilizer 2 3.16 3.79 4.42 5.05 5 10 -9 6 10 -10 1 10 -9 PE-HD water T = 80 °C K (MPamm ) 1/2 da/dt (ms ) I Fig.: 7.13 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

14. da/dt (ms ) 4 3 1 2 1.7 10 -6 1.7 10 -7 1.7 10 -8 1.7 10 1.7 10 1.7 10 1.7 10 1.7 10 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1.7 10 -5 J (Nmm s ) * 1 - PE-HD 2 - PE-HD + 5 vol.-% chalk 3 - PE-HD +20 vol.-% chalk 4 - PE-HD +40 vol.-% chalk Fig.: 7.14 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

15. 100 10 1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 air isobutanol decane propanol methanol t (min) B  (MPa) B III II I Fig.: 7.15 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

16. air isobutanol decane palatinol A methanol 100 10 1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 t (min) B  (MPa) B III II I Fig.: 7.16 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

17. crack S S 0 Fig.: 7.17 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

18. air nekanil 10 Mrad, nekanil 100 Mrad, nekanil 100 10 1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 t (min) B  (MPa) B Fig.: 7.18 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

19. 100 10 1 10 10 10 10 10 0 1 2 3 4 t (min) B  (MPa) B t (min) B  (dl/g) 10 2 3 4 1 a b increasing molecular weight t (min) B Fig.: 7.19 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

20. 1 µm Fig.: 7.20 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

21. PS in air PS in methanol sPS in methanol 100 10  (MPa) B 1 10 10 10 10 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 t (min) B Fig.: 7.21 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

22. air propanol isobutanol injection molded compression molded 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 t (min) B  (MPa) B 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Fig.: 7.22 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

23.  = 47 40 25 20 15 MPa t = 5 15 40 78 220 min B B  = 35 30 27 18 10 MPa t = 10 25 31 60 360 s B B injection molded compression molded Fig.: 7.23 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

24. air palatinol A (high cooling rate) palatinol A (slow cooling rate) 100 10 1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 t (min) B  (MPa) B Fig.: 7.24 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

25.  (MPa) 1000 min  (J cm ) 1/2 -3/2 H D T iB nB P C M PD E F 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Fig.: 7.25 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

26.  (%) c 2.8 2.4 2.0 1.6 1.2 0.8 0.4 0 10 20 30 40 50  (J cm ) 1/2 -3/2 PSU (air) PC (air) PPO (air) Fig.: 7.26 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

27. 200 150 100 50 0 -50 T (°C) g 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0 1 2 3  (%) c Fig.: 7.27 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition 1 – PC 2 – PSU 3 – PPO

28. T (°C) g  (%) c 100 80 60 40 20 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 various fluids various plasticizer contents Fig.: 7.28 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

29. isobutanol, 1 mm min isobutanol, 100 mm min air, 100 mm min air, 1 mm min 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5  l (mm) F (N) Fig.: 7.29 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

30. PS SAN PP PVC 1000 1 0.1 0.1 1 10 100  (mPas) 10 100 t (min) II Fig.: 7.30 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

31. 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 m (MPa min ) 0.35 0.30 0.25 0.20 0.15 0.10 0.05 0  (J cm ) 1/2 -3/2 MEK iB Pa P nB PD M A H D E F L Fig.: 7.31 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

32. 020406080100120 X t (mm min ) -1/2 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 K (MPamm ) 1/2 25 °C 15 °C 8 °C Fig.: 7.32 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

33. air B = 2.3 mm B = 3.3 mm B = 4.3 mm 100 10 1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 t (min) B  (MPa) B 1 10 10 0 t ~ B II 2.3 B (mm) B  = 40 MPa -2 t (min) II III II I Fig.: 7.33 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

34. 0 °C 23 °C 50 °C  (MPa) 1000 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 L H D T Pa iB C PD E  (J cm ) 1/2 -3/2 L H D T Pa iB C PD E  /  1000 y a b Fig.: 7.34 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

35. da/dt (m s ) 2 5 10 20 T= 60 °C T = 25 °C 1.7 10 -6 1.7 10 -7 1.7 10 -8 1.7 10 -9 1.7 10 -10 1.7 10 -11 K (MPamm ) 1/2 fracture K = 2.5 MPamm I SCC 1/2 K = 7 MPamm I SCC 1/2 Fig.: 7.35 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition

36. ln da/dt 1/T 10 (K ). 3 -1 65 60 55 50 45 40 T (°C) M W4 M W3 2.95 3.00 3.05 3.10 3.15 3.20 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9 -10 5 % dispersant solution air Fig.: 7.36 Chapter 7: Ramsteiner, F.: Evaluating Environmental Stress Cracking Restistance. In: Grellmann, W., Seidler, S. (Eds.): Polymer Testing. Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich (2013) 2. Edition