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. 2024 Feb 24;17(5):1049. doi: 10.3390/ma17051049

Table 7.

Mode I critical energy release rate, GIC, for the Unbalanced mDCB specimen with hII = 12.7 mm versus the standard specimen, the DCB test.

Adhesive GIC mDCB/Nmm−1 GIC DCB/Nmm−1 ΔG/%
Brittle 0.34 ± 0.02 0.35 ± 0.08 −3
Tough 1.31 ± 0.07 1.27 ± 0.05 +3