Abstract
A comprehensive study on the compressive uniaxial mechanical response of the polymer Adiprene-L100, a polyether urethane-based rubber, is presented. Quasi-static and dynamic experiments, under compression, were performed at a wide range of strain rates (10-5≤ε̇≤5000 s-1) and temperatures (-100≤T≤270°F). The behavior of the polymer was found to be nonlinear and highly dependent on both, strain rate and temperature. Adiprene-L100 exhibited stress relaxation, dependent on strain rate, initial strain and stress levels at room temperature. The viscoplastic strain was found to be negligibly small.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1359-1372 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | International journal of plasticity |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 26 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Polymeric materials
- Stress relaxation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering