2012
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2012.201
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Visualization of nanoscale deformation in polymer composites with zernike-type phase-contrast X-ray microscopy and the finite element method

Abstract: We visualized the strain field of a polymer matrix using a finite element method (FEM) simulation based on knowledge of the three-dimensional (3D) structural configuration of silica particles in rubber. The 3D structural configuration was obtained using the Zernike-type phase contrast X-ray imaging method. Based on the structural information, the inhomogeneous local deformation of the rubber matrix was visualized using the FEM simulation.

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“…Control over dispersion was brought forward by a series of experimental studies that are now able to construct phase diagrams and probe material structure with unprecedented detail. Experiments continue to explore and propose structure–property relationships necessary to design improved materials. , Theoretical modeling continues to offer the most versatile and efficient route toward providing predictions and establishing reasoning for experimental findings. However, given the underlying approximations, computer simulations need to continue to test and challenge the accuracy of theory.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Control over dispersion was brought forward by a series of experimental studies that are now able to construct phase diagrams and probe material structure with unprecedented detail. Experiments continue to explore and propose structure–property relationships necessary to design improved materials. , Theoretical modeling continues to offer the most versatile and efficient route toward providing predictions and establishing reasoning for experimental findings. However, given the underlying approximations, computer simulations need to continue to test and challenge the accuracy of theory.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The applicability of the RG approximation needs to be carefully examined. Combination of this two-dimensional USAXS technique and an X-ray imaging technique (Kishimoto et al, 2013) enables us to elucidate the three-dimensional structural distribution of nanoparticles in rubbery materials, which is a key for improving the design of vehicle tyres. One-dimensional scattering intensity profile of silica particles in styrenebutadiene rubber.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Rubber containing nanoparticles is such a system; the hierarchical structure of the nanoparticles in rubber has a close relationship with reinforced mechanical and viscoelastic properties of filled rubber (reinforcement effect) (Wang, 1998). For clarifying the mechanism of the reinforcement effect, the structure of nanoparticles needs to be studied over a wide structural scale; hence both small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) (Ehrburger-Dolle et al, 2001;Kishimoto et al, 2008;Koga et al, 2008;Chevigny et al, 2011;Baeza et al, 2012;Takenaka, 2013) and X-ray imaging techniques (Kishimoto et al, 2013) have been used. Apart from the reinforcement effect of nanocomposites, SAXS techniques are widely used to reveal the hierarchical structures of nanoparticle aggregates (Hyeon-Lee et al, 1998;Kammler et al, 2004;Rai et al, 2012).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The material properties of the separate phases are required as input data for FEA simulations, in this case the mechanical properties were determined experimentally by physical nano-indentation material characterisation tests. Kishimoto et al used IBSim to study inhomogeneous local deformation of rubber matrices, where uniformly and non-uniformly distributed silica particles were embedded [ 35 ]. By using IBSim models, more accurate results were obtained showing that the inhomogeneous local stress fields strengthened the mechanical properties, such as the ultimate strength, of the material.…”
Section: Review Of Hvm Applications Of Ibsimmentioning
confidence: 99%