ISSN:
1741-2765
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract A mixture of flexible and rigid polyester resins is one of the materials that has been used in the past to model elasto-plastic prototype behavior. As a result of recent curtailments in plastic production, one of the constituents of the mixture is no longer available. A different flexible resin of the same family is available, however, and has been shown in this program to be suitable for optical-model studies involving deformations into the plastic range of material response. In this paper, complete mechanical and optical properties for the new model material are presented for both uniaxial tensile and compressive loadings. Results from a series of thin-walled cylinder tests under internal-pressure loadings are also presented which provide some information on the optical and yield characteristics of the polyester model material under a biaxial state of stress. Results of the study indicate that stress-strain curves for the material can be modified significantly by changing the mixture ratio or the test temperature. Optical data from the study indicate that the fringe order in the material is a function of the instantaneous principal-strain difference. Data from the uniaxial tension and compression tests, together with limited data from the cylinder tests, indicate that the polyester material may follow a modified von Mises yield criterion which accommodates differences in tensile and compressive yield strengths of a material.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02326317
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