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A thermomechanical constitutive model for an epoxy based shape memory polymer and its parameter identifications

A thermomechanical constitutive model for an epoxy based shape memory polymer and its parameter... This paper presents a three-dimensional (3D) finite deformation thermomechanical model to study the glass transition and shape memory behaviors of an epoxy based shape memory polymer (SMP) (Veriflex E) and a systematic material parameter identification scheme from a set of experiments. The model was described by viscoelastic elements placed in parallel to represent different active relaxation mechanisms around glass transition temperature in the polymer. A set of standard material tests was proposed and conducted to identify the model parameter values, which consequently enable the model to reproduce the experimentally observed shape memory (SM) behaviors. The parameter identification procedure proposed in this paper can be used as an effective tool to assist the construction and application of such 3D multi-branch model for general SMP materials. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials Springer Journals

A thermomechanical constitutive model for an epoxy based shape memory polymer and its parameter identifications

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2014 by Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
Subject
Engineering; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials; Mechanics; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Polymer Sciences
ISSN
1385-2000
eISSN
1573-2738
DOI
10.1007/s11043-014-9237-5
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Abstract

This paper presents a three-dimensional (3D) finite deformation thermomechanical model to study the glass transition and shape memory behaviors of an epoxy based shape memory polymer (SMP) (Veriflex E) and a systematic material parameter identification scheme from a set of experiments. The model was described by viscoelastic elements placed in parallel to represent different active relaxation mechanisms around glass transition temperature in the polymer. A set of standard material tests was proposed and conducted to identify the model parameter values, which consequently enable the model to reproduce the experimentally observed shape memory (SM) behaviors. The parameter identification procedure proposed in this paper can be used as an effective tool to assist the construction and application of such 3D multi-branch model for general SMP materials.

Journal

Mechanics of Time-Dependent MaterialsSpringer Journals

Published: May 1, 2014

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