Creep of composites with a porous fibre/matrix interface under variable loading

A micromechanical model of island-type fibre/matrix interface is described and experimental data are represented and analysed. Changes in the interface strength during a cycle loadings and, correspondingly, changes in the creep resistance of a composite due the island-like scheme of the fibre/matrix interface are described.     

钇对Ti-1100高温钛合金热稳定性和蠕变行为的影响

量了Ｔｉ１１００和Ｔｉ１１００／０１％Ｙ（质量分数）高温钛合金在６００℃／１００ｈ空气中暴露后的拉伸性能及在６００℃／１５０ＭＰａ／１００ｈ条件下的蠕变性能，利用透射电镜观察了合金室温及蠕变后的组织。结果表明，Ｔｉ１１００合金加入０１％的Ｙ后，由于原始β晶粒得到细化，明显改善了其热稳定性；固溶在基体中的硅原子阻碍位错滑移和攀移，使蠕变中的回复过程难于实现；稀土还抑制α２相的长大，所形成的氧化物也阻碍位错的运动。这些均有利于提高Ｔｉ１１００合金的抗蠕变性能。     

用TMS—2型热机分析仪测量热释蠕变

对已经商品化的Perkin-Elmer TMS-2型热机分析仪进行改进,用来测量聚合物材料的热释蠕变行为。按照7SCr分步加载的程序,用弯曲法测量了-83～300℃温度范围内低密度聚乙烯的玻璃化转变松弛过程,并从TSCr谱上计算其相应的分子参数,实验结果与用扭转的TSCr方法所得结果相等,因此这是一种研究聚合物材料松弛行为的方便可行的技术。     

Dynamical measurements on viscoelastic behaviors of spiders in electro-dynamic loudspeakers

Spiders in electro-dynamic loudspeakers are most commonly concentrically corrugated fabric disks, and their viscoelastic behaviors affect the loudspeaker reproductions. A noncontact dynamic measuring technology is presented by a subwoofer closed box to excite the tested spiders pneumatically with a Laser Doppler Vibrometer (LDV) to measure the velocity of the moving spiders. Correlation techniques were employed to get an accurate and reliable acoustical transfer function between the measured velocity and sound pressure. The Young’s moduli of the tested spider composite materials were derived from the measured vibration modes. The creep effect and the level dependent behaviors of tested spiders were investigated. The results indicate that, the Young’s moduli of the tested spiders are frequency dependent. The mechanical stiffness increases with a small slope in low frequency range while a large slope in high frequency range. The loss factor exhibits the maximum around the resonance frequency, and after that it decreases with increasing frequency. The effective stiffness has a monotonic decrease with input voltage levels and the harder the spider, the less stiffness changes with input levels.     

Multi-mechanism models: Present state and future trends

The paper gives a review of the main features introduced in the multi-mechanism models, of the present possibilities and of further developments.In the two last decades, various materials and mechanical effects were studied using multi-mechanism model types. Particular attention was given to the possible link between the mechanism definitions and the physical deformation sources. The main results of these works are first recalled. Propositions of future development for the multi-mechanism models are finally given.     

Measurement of viscoelastic properties for polymers by nanoindentation

A new method has been proposed and verified to measure the viscoelastic properties of polymers by nanoindentation tests. With the mechanical response of load–displacement curves at different loading rates, the parameters of creep compliance and relaxation modulus are calculated through the viscoelastic contact model. Dynamic thermomechanical analysis (DMA) tests are conducted to compare the results by the proposed technique. The results show that the correlation coefficients between DMA tests and the new method are above 0.9 in the entire range, which verified the feasibility of the method. The loading curves fitted by the model are identical to the experimental curves within the discrete points and so it shows that this technique is more suitable for general linear viscoelastic materials. Numerical creep tests are carried out to examine the effectiveness of the proposed method by input the Prony series calculated by the three-element Maxwell model and the viscoelastic contact model. The good agreement shows that the proposed technique can be applied in practice.     

Creep resistance of HDPE/PA66 system: Effect of PA66 phase geometry and graphite nanoplatelets addition

Microfibrillar composites (MFC) with in-situ generated short polymeric fibres feature, unlike composites containing inorganic rigid fibres/particles, lower creep resistance in comparison with analogous blends containing spheres. Further attribute is unprecedented decrease in creep resistance of the blend by graphite nanoplatelets (GNP). Explanation of this behaviour of the HDPE/PA66/GNP system consists in characterization of structure and finite element analysis (FEA) „mapping“ the effect of reinforcement and interface parameters on creep behaviour. Lowering of reinforcement modulus and its viscoelasticity may lead to worse creep resistance of fibrous composites. FEA also indicates marked negative effect of the soft interface, i.e. GNP-reduced crystallinity of HDPE near the interface, on creep resistance of the spheres-reinforced system in contrast to MFC. Structural changes are indicated by polarized light microscopy, SEM and TEM. The results reveal so far unknown complexity of the performance of polymer/polymer composites which may cause unprecedented antagonistic effects.     

Research on nonlinear constitutive relationship of permanent deformation in asphalt pavements

To predict correctly the rut depths in asphalt pavements, a new nonlinear viscoelastic-elastoplastic constitutive model of permanent deformation in asphalt pavements is presented. The model combines a generalized Maxwell model with an elastoplastic one. Then from the creep theory, the linear and nonlinear constitutive equations of the generalized Maxwell model are obtained. From the nonlinear finite element method for the rutting of the asphalt pavement, the rut depths of 4 asphalt-aggregate mixtures are obtained. And the results are compared with the ones from the finite element method by SHRP and the experiments by SWK/UN. The results in this paper are better than the ones by SHRP, and agree with the ones of the experiment by SWK/UN. This shows that the nonlinear viscoelastic-elastoplastic constitutive model, which is presented in this paper for the rutting of the asphalt pavement, is effective. The properties, such as nonlinear elasticity, plasticity, viscoelasticity and nonlinear viscoelasticity, which affect the rutting of an asphalt pavement, can be shown in the model. And the characteristics of the permanent deformation of the asphalt pavement can be presented entirely in the model.     

Viscoelastic properties of amorphous polymers 3: low molecular weight poly(methylphenylsiloxane)

By making creep and recoverable creep measurements of a nearly monodisperse low molecular weight poly(methyl phenyl siloxane) sample, we have found on decreasing temperature towardsT _g that there is continuously a change in the viscoelastic spectrum concomitant with a decrease of the steadystate recoverable compliance. This behavior is exactly the same as previously observed in low molecular weight poly(styrene), proving that this spectacular anomaly in the viscoelasticity of low molecular weight polymers is general and deserves an explanation. Photon correlation spectroscopic measurements performed on the same sample have extended the observation of the viscoelastic response to shorter times and the result corroborates the trend of variation established by the creep data.Dedicated to Prof.Dr. E. W. Fischer on his 65th Birthday. Prof.Dr. Fischer is known for his valuable contribution to fosterine, international collaboration of research in polymer science. This work is an example of his contribution because it would not be possible without him bringing us together. One of us (KLN) would like to take this opportunity to thank Prof. Dr. Fischer for his unwaiving support of the 1st (Crete) and the 2nd (Alicante) International Discussion Meeting on Relaxations in Complex Systems     

Investigation of Viscoelastic Properties of Amorphous Selenium near Glass Transition Using Depth‐Sensing Indentation

Abstract

New procedures involving depth‐sensing indentation are used to measure the submicron scale elastic modulus, hardness, viscosity, and activation energy and volume for creep of amorphous selenium below glass transition. The accurate measurement of Young's modulus in a highly viscoelastic situation using depth‐sensing indentation remains a challenge, and a creep correction procedure is employed here to measure the modulus. The measured Young's modulus exhibits a strong decreasing trend from ～10 GPa to 4.4 GPa as temperature increases from ～302 K to 309 K, in reasonably good agreement with bulk behavior. Two new procedures are also proposed here to measure the viscosity. The measured shear viscosity decreases from ～1×10¹² Pa‐s to ～2×10¹⁰ Pa‐s when the temperature increases over the same range, and the variation with temperature is found to obey an Arrehnius rate equation. The activation energy for the viscous creep process is found to be ～463 kJ/mol. Both the viscosity and the activation energy are lower than the bulk values, and this is thought to be due to the much higher stress levels of over 200 MPa involved in the nanoindentation experiments here. The apparent activation volume exhibits a rising trend from 1.04×10^?31 to 2.35×10^?30 m³ over the same temperature range.