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Energy released following cracks and bond failures were measured for an EPON epoxy near 4.2K. Crack events were monitored with an acoustic emission sensor; the energy released by each crack or bond failure was calculated from the temperature rise measured with thermocouples. Cracking was observed to be load dependent; this may account in part for the training phenomenon observed in bringing epoxy-impregnated superconducting magnets to full design field.
