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Mechanical Testing and Material Modeling of Thermoplastics: Polycarbonate, Polypropylene and Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Jean-Luc Bouvard ,
Hayley Brown ,
Esteban Marin ,
Paul Wang  and
Mark Horstemeyer
Jean-Luc Bouvard
Affiliation:
jeanluc@cavs.msstate.edu, Mississippi State University, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, Starkville, Mississippi, United States
Hayley Brown
Affiliation:
hayley@cavs.msstate.edu, Mississippi State University, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, Starkville, Mississippi, United States
Esteban Marin
Affiliation:
ebmarin@cavs.msstate.edu, Mississippi State University, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, Starkville, Mississippi, United States
Paul Wang
Affiliation:
pwang@cavs.msstate.edu, Mississippi State University, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, Starkville, Mississippi, United States
Mark Horstemeyer
Affiliation:
mfhorst@cavs.msstate.edu, Mississippi State University, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, Starkville, Minnesota, United States
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Abstract

The work presents some results of an ongoing research program aimed at building a material database and material models for specific types of polymers. Results for three thermoplastics are the focus of the present article: polycarbonate, polypropylene, and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene. Uniaxial compression / tension tests at room temperature and different strain rates have been performed to characterize their mechanical response. A rate-dependent material model has been developed and implemented in a finite element code to predict such mechanical behavior. The model predictions have shown good agreement with the tests results.

Keywords

polymersimulationamorphous
Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1130: Symposium W – Computational Materials Design via Multiscale Modeling , 2008 , 1130-W06-09
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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