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Mechanical Testing and Material Modeling of Thermoplastics: Polycarbonate, Polypropylene and Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 February 2011
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The work presents some results of an ongoing research program aimed at building a material database and material models for specific types of polymers. Results for three thermoplastics are the focus of the present article: polycarbonate, polypropylene, and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene. Uniaxial compression / tension tests at room temperature and different strain rates have been performed to characterize their mechanical response. A rate-dependent material model has been developed and implemented in a finite element code to predict such mechanical behavior. The model predictions have shown good agreement with the tests results.
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