Erkendirci, O. FarukAvci, AhmetAkdemir, Ahmet2020-03-262020-03-2620080731-6844https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0731684407086324https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/22414The objective of this study is to investigate the fatigue and fracture behavior of woven steel reinforced high density polyethylene (HDPE) thermoplastic composite having a middle tension (MT) specimen with through-thickness crack. The composite material was manufactured from bi-directional woven Cr-Ni steel fibers and HDPE with a fiber volume fraction (V-f) of 0.04. The crack initiation, damage behavior, fatigue crack-growth rate (da/dN), stress intensity factors (Delta K), strain energy release rates (Delta G), and fracture toughness (K-IC) were determined in the study. Moreover, Delta G values were obtained by using linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) and compliance methods, and the results were compared with each other. Also, da/dN-Delta K and da/dN-Delta G were plotted for determining fracture behavior under fatigue loading of the composite material.en10.1177/0731684407086324info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessfatiguefracturecompliance methodthrough-thickness crackpolymer-matrix compositeswoven steelArticle271415451557Q1WOS:000259309600006Q3