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Three notch size factors, namely notch tip radius, notch angle, and notch center depth, were selected to design orthogonal experiments and research impact toughness. Subsequently, a single-factor study was conducted on the impact radius at the tip of the notch, which was the most important factor affecting the impact performance. Research shows that the brittle\u2013ductile-transition tip radius of high-molecular-weight PC is 0.15 mm, and it has a higher impact toughness than low-molecular-weight PC during the brittle fracture process. The brittle\u2013ductile-transition tip radius of lower molecular weight is 0.25 mm, while low-molecular-weight PC has a higher impact toughness during the ductile fracture process. The brittle and ductile fracture mechanisms of PC with different molecular weights were analyzed by observing the stress changes and cross-sectional morphology.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/polym16081072","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,12]],"date-time":"2024-04-12T03:34:37Z","timestamp":1712892877000},"page":"1072","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["The Effect of Notch and Molecular Weight on the Impact Fracture Behavior of Polycarbonate"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Xueting","family":"Xu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, Beijing 100095, China"},{"name":"Beijing Engineering Research Center of Advanced Structural Transparence for the Modern Traffic System, Beijing 100095, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tao","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Engineering Research Center of Advanced Structural Transparence for the Modern Traffic System, Beijing 100095, China"},{"name":"Baimtec Material Co., Ltd., Beijing 100095, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qiwei","family":"Sun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Engineering Research Center of Advanced Structural Transparence for the Modern Traffic System, Beijing 100095, China"},{"name":"Baimtec Material Co., Ltd., Beijing 100095, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bolun","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Engineering Research Center of Advanced Structural Transparence for the Modern Traffic System, Beijing 100095, China"},{"name":"Baimtec Material Co., Ltd., Beijing 100095, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yong","family":"Ge","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Engineering Research Center of Advanced Structural Transparence for the Modern Traffic System, Beijing 100095, China"},{"name":"Baimtec Material Co., Ltd., Beijing 100095, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jianlin","family":"Lang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Engineering Research Center of Advanced Structural Transparence for the Modern Traffic System, Beijing 100095, China"},{"name":"Baimtec Material Co., Ltd., Beijing 100095, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yue","family":"Yan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Engineering Research Center of Advanced Structural Transparence for the Modern Traffic System, Beijing 100095, China"},{"name":"Baimtec Material Co., Ltd., Beijing 100095, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"104674","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijimpeng.2023.104674","article-title":"Development of the Johnson-Cook flow stress and damage parameters for the impact response of polycarbonate: Experimental and numerical approach","volume":"179","author":"Kambur","year":"2023","journal-title":"Int. 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