Title
High-strain-rate tensile mechanical response of a polyurethane elastomeric material
Author
Fan, J.T.
Weerheijm, J.
Sluys, L.J.
Publication year
2015
Abstract
The dynamic tensile mechanical response of a soft polymer material (Clear Flex 75) is investigated using a split Hopkinson tension bar (SHTB). Stress-strain relations are derived to reveal the mechanical properties at moderate and high strain rates. These relations appear to be rate dependent. Under static loading, the polymer exhibits an elastomeric behaviour, while under dynamic loading, the response is elasto-plastic with a hardening branch. The critical strain rate for transition from a rubbery-like behaviour at low strain rates to a glassy-like behaviour at high strain rates at room temperature is determined. The axial and lateral deformation of the specimen in the SHTB test is recorded by a high-speed camera. The final fracture surface is examined by SEM to explore the physical origins of deformation and fracture behaviour: void formation, craze nucleation, craze extension, crack initiation and propagation. Meanwhile, a shielding mechanism is revealed by the observation of crazing and micro cracking in the crack tip zone, which contributes to the dynamic tensile toughness of CF 75 polymer material. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Subject
Observation, Weapon & Protection Systems
EBP - Explosions, Ballistics & Protection
TS - Technical Sciences
Defence
Mechanical properties
Polymer
Split Hopkinson tension bar
Crack tips
Cracks
Deformation
Dynamic loads
Dynamics
Fracture
Fracture mechanics
High speed cameras
Mechanical properties
Polymers
Strain
Stress-strain curves
Stresses
Tensile strength
Crack initiation and propagation
Deformation and fracture
Elastomeric materials
High strain rates
Lateral deformation
Mechanical response
Split Hopkinson tension bars
Stress strain relation
Strain rate
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2015.03.046
TNO identifier
524757
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
ISSN
0032-3861
Source
Polymer (United Kingdom), 65, 72-80
Document type
article