Communications Materials (May 2020)

High-cycle fatigue damage accumulation in paper

  • Yoon Joo Na,
  • Sarah A. Paluskiewicz,
  • Christopher L. Muhlstein

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-020-0025-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Paper is a ubiquitous material used in a range of applications, many of which expose it to fatigue loading. Here, a detailed study of the mechanical response of paper during high‐cycle fatigue loading is reported, with fiber fracture found to be a key degradation mechanism.