Effects of initial anisotropy on the finite strain deformation behavior of glassy polymers
Arruda, Ellen M.; Boyce, Mary C.; Quintus-Bosz, Harald
1993
Citation
Arruda, Ellen M., Boyce, Mary C., Quintus-Bosz, Harald (1993)."Effects of initial anisotropy on the finite strain deformation behavior of glassy polymers." International Journal of Plasticity 9(7): 783-811. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/31096>
Abstract
Solid phase deformation processing of glassy polymers produces highly anisotropic polymer components as a result of the massive reorientation of molecular chains during the large strain forming operation. Indeed, the polymer preform used as the starting materials is usually anisotropic owing to its prior deformation history. The process end product has often been fashioned for a particular application, i.e. to possess an increased flow strength along a particular axis, thereby exploiting the orientation induced anisotropy effects. The fully three-dimensional issues involved in the use of glassy polymer components include anisotropic flow strenghts, limiting extensibilities, and deformation patterns. These characteristics have been altered by the initial forming operation but are obviously not expected to be enhanced in all directions. The presence of anisotropy in structural components may also lead to premature failure or unexpected shear localization. In this report the effects of initial deformation and the associated anisotropies are investigated through uniaxial compression tests on preoriented polycarbonate (PC) and polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) specimens. The evolving anisotropy is monitored by testing materials preoriented by various amounts of strain and under different states of deformation. The tensorial nature of the anisotropic material is characterized by examining the preoriented material response in three orthogonal directions. A model for the large strain deformation response of glassy polymers has been shown by and [in press] to be well predictive of the evolution of anisotropy during deformation in initially isotropic materials. Here the authors evaluate the ability of the model developed in and [in press] to predict several aspects of the anisotropic response of preoriented materials. Using material properties determined from the characterization of the isotropic material response and a knowledge of the anisotropic state of the preoriented material, model simulations are shown to accurately capture all aspects of the large strain anisotropic response including flow strengths, strain hardening characteristics, cross-sectional deformation patterns, and limiting extensibilities. Although anisotropy has been shown to evolve with temperature and strain rate in , and [in press] and also state of deformation in and [in press], we submit an experimental observation that the subsequent deformation response of preoriented polymers may be predicted using only a measure of optical anisotropy, and not the prior strain or thermal history. Optical anisotropy, as measured for example by birefringence, therefore represents a true internal variable indicative of the evolution of anisotropy with inelastic strain, state of strain, and temperature.Publisher
Elsevier
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