Thetensile-shearfailurezoneofthelaminateddampingsteelsheetwasinvestigatedbyscanningelectronmicroscopyandX-rayphotoelectronspectroscopy.Itisfoundthatthereexistscohesivefailureinpolymersandwichandsub-boundaryfailurebetweenthesteelsheetandthepolymer.Thesub-boundarylayerisdominantlypolymermaterial.Thetensile-shearfailureofthelaminateddampingsteelsheetisaprocessduringwhichthecrazesform,growupandmergeintocracks.
