scholarly journals Mechanics of particulate composites with glassy polymer binders in compression

2014 ◽  
Vol 372 (2015) ◽  
pp. 20130215 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Jordan ◽  
J. E. Spowart ◽  
M. J. Kendall ◽  
B. Woodworth ◽  
C. R. Siviour
Keyword(s):  
Strain Softening ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Glassy Polymer ◽  
Glassy Polymers ◽  
Polymer Chains ◽  
Particulate Composites ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Structural Components ◽  
Compressive Response ◽  
Polymer Binders

Whether used as structural components in design or matrix materials for composites, the mechanical properties of polymers are increasingly important. The compressive response of extruded polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) rod with aligned polymer chains and Al–Ni–PMMA particulate composites are investigated across a range of strain rates and temperatures. The particulate composites were prepared using an injection-moulding technique resulting in highly anisotropic microstructures. The mechanics of these materials are discussed in the light of theories of deformation for glassy polymers. The experimental data from this study are compared with PMMA results from the literature as well as epoxy-based composites with identical particulates. The PMMA exhibited the expected strain rate and temperature dependence and brittle failure was observed at the highest strain rates and lowest temperatures. The Al–Ni–PMMA composites were found to have similar stress–strain response to the PMMA with reduced strain softening after yield. Increasing volume fraction of particulates in the composite resulted in decreased strength.

Growth Mechanism, Local Stresses, and Young's Moduli of Micro-Deformation Zones in Glassy Polymers Films by AFM

1993 ◽  
Vol 308 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.C.-M. Yang ◽  
M.S. Kunz ◽  
T.W. Wu
Keyword(s):  
Stress Distribution ◽  
Shear Deformation ◽  
Strain Softening ◽  
Glassy Polymer ◽  
Glassy Polymers ◽  
Young’S Moduli ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Local Stresses ◽  
Craze Initiation ◽  
Micro Deformation

ABSTRACTBy studying the topography of crazes and shear deformation zones in polymer films with the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), it was found that crazes and shear deformation zones grew by a micro-necking process. This discovery indicates that when a glassy polymer undergoes local deformations, the material drawn into the deformation zones continues to be deformed until a much later time than that previously understood. Details of the craze micro-necking mechanism and its important implications will be discussed. Based on the necking mechanics, it was shown that craze initiation and growth can be examined using a modified Considere construction, and the stress distribution within a micro-deformation zone was investigated by assuming the Bridgman's theory. The results of the stress analysis are in excellent agreement with the breakdown behavior of crazes observed experimentally. The Young's moduli of the crazed and sheared polymers within the tiny deformation zones were also measured using a simple new AFM technique. Evidence of strain softening was clearly observed in that both the Young's moduli of crazes and shear deformation zones were very low compared to that in the bulk.

Compression Studies on Particulate Composites of Ternary Al-Ti-Fe, and Quaternary Al-Ti-Fe-Nb and Al-Ti-Fe-Mn L12 Compounds

1990 ◽  
Vol 213 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.S. Kumar ◽  
M.S. Dipietro ◽  
J.D. Whittenberger
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
High Temperatures ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Particulate Composites ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Warm Temperature ◽  
Monolithic Material ◽  
Alloying Additions ◽  
Before And After

ABSTRACTCompression studies were conducted on monolithic and TiB2 particulatereinforced composites of AI22 Fe3 Ti8, both with and without minor quaternary alloying additions (2 at.% Nb and 2 at.% Mn) as a function of temperature and as a function of strain rate at high temperature. The volume fraction of reinforcement was varied between 0 and 20 percent. The particulate reinforcements were found to be effective in increasing ambient- and warm-temperature strength; at high temperatures, the monolithic material is stronger than the composites, although the composites are superior at slow strain rates. The microstructures of the monolithic and composite specimens were examined before and after deformation to explain these observations.

Compression behavior of TiB2-particulate-reinforced composites of Al22Fe3Ti8

1991 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 530-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.S. DiPietro ◽  
K.S. Kumar ◽  
J.D. Whittenberger
Keyword(s):  
Strain Rate ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Particulate Composites ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Monolithic Material ◽  
Compression Behavior ◽  
Dominant Deformation Mechanism ◽  
Compressive Flow ◽  
Particulate Reinforced Composites ◽  
Particulate Reinforced

The compression behavior of both the monolithic L12 compound Al22Fe3Ti8 and discontinuous composites obtained by incorporating ∼1 μm TiB2 particles was studied for various volume percent reinforcements as a function of temperature and at high temperatures as a function of strain rate. In this study, by varying the Fe and Ti contents, the nature and volume fraction of the minor phases coexisting with the dominant L12 phase were changed and were examined with and without TiB2 reinforcement. At high strain rates (10−4 s−1), the TiB2 reinforcements significantly enhance ambient and warm-temperature strength, although a crossover is observed at ∼1000 K, above which the monolithic material is stronger than the composite. At slow strain rates (10−7 s−1), representative of creep conditions, however, the TiB2-containing composites retain their superiority at least up to 1200 K. Power law fits of compressive flow stress at 1% strain versus strain rate yielded a stress exponent of ∼3.0 with an activation energy of 310 kJ/mol for the monolithic material. For the particulate composites (20 vol. % TiB2), the corresponding values were ∼5.0 and 465 kJ/mol, suggesting a change in the dominant deformation mechanism.

scholarly journals Predictive Computational Model for Damage Behavior of Metal-Matrix Composites Emphasizing the Effect of Particle Size and Volume Fraction

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 2143
Author(s):  
Shaimaa I. Gad ◽  
Mohamed A. Attia ◽  
Mohamed A. Hassan ◽  
Ahmed G. El-Shafei
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Metal Matrix Composites ◽  
Metal Matrix ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Particulate Composites ◽  
Aluminum Matrix Composites ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Zone Method ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
The Matrix

In this paper, an integrated numerical model is proposed to investigate the effects of particulate size and volume fraction on the deformation, damage, and failure behaviors of particulate-reinforced metal matrix composites (PRMMCs). In the framework of a random microstructure-based finite element modelling, the plastic deformation and ductile cracking of the matrix are, respectively, modelled using Johnson–Cook constitutive relation and Johnson–Cook ductile fracture model. The matrix-particle interface decohesion is simulated by employing the surface-based-cohesive zone method, while the particulate fracture is manipulated by the elastic–brittle cracking model, in which the damage evolution criterion depends on the fracture energy cracking criterion. A 2D nonlinear finite element model was developed using ABAQUS/Explicit commercial program for modelling and analyzing damage mechanisms of silicon carbide reinforced aluminum matrix composites. The predicted results have shown a good agreement with the experimental data in the forms of true stress–strain curves and failure shape. Unlike the existing models, the influence of the volume fraction and size of SiC particles on the deformation, damage mechanism, failure consequences, and stress–strain curve of A359/SiC particulate composites is investigated accounting for the different possible modes of failure simultaneously.

scholarly journals Microstructural Characterization and Mechanical Properties of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy Subjected to Dynamic Plastic Deformation Achieved by Multipass Hammer Forging with Different Forging Temperatures

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiurong Fang ◽  
Jiang Wu ◽  
Xue Ou ◽  
Fuqiang Yang
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Microstructural Characterization ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Materials Properties ◽  
Forging Process ◽  
Hammer Forging ◽  
Dynamic Plastic Deformation

Dynamic plastic deformation (DPD) achieved by multipass hammer forging is one of the most important metal forming operations to create the excellent materials properties. By using the integrated approaches of optical microscope and scanning electron microscope, the forging temperature effects on the multipass hammer forging process and the forged properties of Ti-6Al-4V alloy were evaluated and the forging samples were controlled with a total height reduction of 50% by multipass strikes from 925°C to 1025°C. The results indicate that the forging temperature has a significant effect on morphology and the volume fraction of primary α phase, and the microstructural homogeneity is enhanced after multipass hammer forging. The alloy slip possibility and strain rates could be improved by multipass strikes, but the marginal efficiency decreases with the increased forging temperature. Besides, a forging process with an initial forging temperature a bit above β transformation and finishing the forging a little below the β transformation is suggested to balance the forging deformation resistance and forged mechanical properties.

Dynamic Attenuation and Compressive Characterization of Syntactic Foams

2013 ◽  
Vol 135 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhaskar Ale ◽  
Carl-Ernst Rousseau
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Ultrasonic Attenuation ◽  
Dynamic Properties ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Particulate Composites ◽  
Syntactic Foams ◽  
Core Elements ◽  
Marine Applications ◽  
Damping Materials

Hollow particulate composites are lightweight, have high compressive strength, are low moisture absorbent, have high damping materials, and are used extensively in aerospace, marine applications, and in the manufacture of sandwich composites core elements. The high performance of these materials is achieved by adding high strength hollow glass particulates (microballoons) to an epoxy matrix, forming epoxy-syntactic foams. The present study focuses on the effect of volume fraction and microballoon size on the ultrasonic and dynamic properties of Epoxy Syntactic Foams. Ultrasonic attenuation coefficient from an experiment is compared with a previously developed theoretical model for low volume fractions that takes into account attenuation loss due to scattering and absorption. The guidelines of ASTM Standard E 664-93 are used to compute the apparent attenuation. Quasi-static compressive tests were also conducted to fully characterize the material. Both quasi-static and dynamic properties, as well as coefficients of attenuation and ultrasonic velocities are found to be strongly dependent upon the volume fraction and size of the microballoons.

Elasto-viscoplastic constitutive equations for the description of glassy polymers behavior at constant strain rate

2006 ◽  
Vol 129 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fahmi Zaïri ◽  
Moussa Naït-Abdelaziz ◽  
Krzysztof Woznica ◽  
Jean-Michel Gloaguen
Keyword(s):  
Constitutive Equations ◽  
Constant Strain Rate ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Glassy Polymers ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
State Variable ◽  
Rubber Toughened ◽  
Compressive Tests

In this study, a modelization of the viscoplastic behavior of amorphous polymers is proposed, from an approach originally developed for metal behavior at high temperature, in which state variable constitutive equations have been modified. A procedure for the identification of model parameters is developed through the use of experimental data from both uniaxial compressive tests extracted from the literature and uniaxial tensile tests performed in this study across a variety of strain rates. The numerical algorithm shows that the predictions of this model well describe qualitatively and quantitatively the intrinsic softening immediately after yielding and the subsequent progressive orientational hardening corresponding to the response of two polymers, amorphous polyethylene terephthalate and rubber toughened polymethyl methacrylate.

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