ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Series of loading tests were carried out on epoxy resin specimens, at varying constant strain rates, under tension, compression, and flexure. The stress-strain relationship revealed a distinct yielding stage followed shortly by a post-yielding region of decreasing load. In all cases, results indicate linearity between yield stress and log strain rate, in accordance with Eyring's theory of viscous flow. For specimens unloaded close to the yield point, photoelastic observations revealed a residual pattern parallel to the theoretical principal shear stresses. These results, supported by additional data from other works, indicate a viscoplastic deviatoric stress-biased diffusional mechanism as the dominant factor in the yielding of an amorphous crosslinked epoxy system.
Additional Material:
18 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1967.070110616
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