The paper presents outcomes of the experimental study of mechanical loading, deformation and fracture of the cylindrical specimens of poly(methyl methacrylate) and fluoropolymer performed with the electric explosion of conductors with various rates of loading. Propagation of the cylindrical waves of mechanical loading through the sample analyzed and correlated with generation and evolution of the fractures. Comparison of main mechanisms of fracture based on the fractographic analysis performed. Leading features of the distortion processes revealed.
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