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For PS and SEN specimens: 1) J δ (one half J θ ) can be determined from one specimen and is independent of crack size and specimen geometry. 2) J and T at initiation differed. 3) J at initiation increased with carbon black content, but the critical crack-tip radius did not.
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Lee et al. (1987) studied this question.
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