Journal
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
Volume 96, Issue 6, Pages 2105-2116Publisher
JOHN WILEY & SONS INC
DOI: 10.1002/app.21681
Keywords
mechanical properties; necking; orientation; polycarbonates; viscoelastic properties
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
The tensile behavior of polycarbonate was studied at large strains below the glass-transition temperature. Experiments were carried Out at a series of constant temperatures and also under conditions of falling temperatures. The specimens necked with a natural draw ratio of approximately 2, and the study was mainly focused on the necked material. Isothermal experiments revealed an elastic mechanism that initiated beyond the natural draw ratio. A model consisting of an Eyring process and two Gaussian elastic mechanisms was found to be applicable to both the isothermal and anisothermal stress-relaxation and stressstrain results. The same model also produced reasonable estimates of the stresses generated during the necking process. In addition, a simple relationship between the isothermal and anisothermal stress relaxation was demonstrated. (c) 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available