In this paper the effects of the strain rate on the inelastic behavior and the self-heating under load conditions are presented for polymeric materials, such as polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polycarbonate (PC), and polyamide (PA66). By a torsion test, it was established that the shear yield stress behavior of PMMA, PC, and PA66 is well-described by the Ree-Eyring theory in the range of the considered strain rates. During the investigation, the surface temperature was monitored using an infrared camera. The heat release appeared at the early stage of the deformation and increased with the strain and strain rate. This suggested that the external work of deformation was dissipated into heat so the torsion tests could not be considered isothermal. Eventually, the effect of the strain rate on the failure modes was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy.
In this paper, a testing method is developed to determine the dynamic stress-strain responses of the polypropylene (PP) under high strain rate uniaxial tension conditions. The main objective of this study is to determine the dynamical behaviour of PP materials under transitory loading. To this effect, an experimental machine using a mixed technique of Hopkinson tension bar and a sensing block system is developed in order to study the dynamic tensile stress-strain behaviour of the low-strength and low mechanical impedance specimen. A pendulum pulse technique is employed in dynamic tension experiments to ensure that valid experimental conditions are satisfied. Results show that, compared with quasi-static behaviour, dynamic tension causes smaller failure strains. Among other, the experimental setup , mechanical characteristic, dynamic tensile specimen, quasi-static tensile test: stress-strain curve for 0.8 s-1 strain rate, the incident and the transmitted waves recorded by the stain gauges located on the bar and the sensing block under a dynamic tensile test, the axial strain on the specimen versus time under a dynamic tensile test, the axial stress on the specimen versus time under a dynamic tensile test, dynamic tensile test: stress-strain curves of the PPC7712 polymer for various strain rates, the specimens after rupture quasi-static test and dynamic test are presented in the paper.
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