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EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume 26, 2012
DYMAT 2012 - 10th International Conference on the Mechanical and Physical Behaviour of Materials under Dynamic Loading
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Article Number | 02009 | |
Number of page(s) | 5 | |
Section | Microstructural Effects | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20122602009 | |
Published online | 31 August 2012 |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20122602009
Strain rate dependence in plasticized and un-plasticized PVC
Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PJ, UK
An experimental and analytical investigation has been made into the mechanical behaviour of two poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC) polymers – an un-plasticized PVC and a diisononyl phthalate (DINP)-plasticized PVC. Measurements of the compressive stress-strain behaviour of the PVCs at strain rates ranging from 10−3 to 103s−1 and temperatures from − 60 to 100∘C are presented. Dynamic Mechanical Analysis was also performed in order to understand the material transitions observed in compression testing as the strain rate is increased. This investigation develops a better understanding of the interplay between the temperature dependence and rate dependence of polymers, with a focus on locating the temperature and rate-dependent material transitions that occur during high rate testing.
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