In this study, a modelization of the viscoplastic behaviour of amorphous polymers is proposed, from an approach originally developed for metals behaviour at high temperature, in which state variable constitutive equat...In this study, a modelization of the viscoplastic behaviour of amorphous polymers is proposed, from an approach originally developed for metals behaviour at high temperature, in which state variable constitutive equations have been modified. The model includes the effect of strain rate sensitivity, strain softening and strain hardening. A procedure for the identification of model parameters is developed through the use of experimental data from uniaxial tests extracted from the literature, across a variety of strain rates and below the glass transition temperature ( Tg). The numerical algorithm shows that the predictions of this model well describe the intrinsic softening upon yield threshold and the subsequent progressive orientational hardening typical for amorphous glassy polymers.展开更多
文摘In this study, a modelization of the viscoplastic behaviour of amorphous polymers is proposed, from an approach originally developed for metals behaviour at high temperature, in which state variable constitutive equations have been modified. The model includes the effect of strain rate sensitivity, strain softening and strain hardening. A procedure for the identification of model parameters is developed through the use of experimental data from uniaxial tests extracted from the literature, across a variety of strain rates and below the glass transition temperature ( Tg). The numerical algorithm shows that the predictions of this model well describe the intrinsic softening upon yield threshold and the subsequent progressive orientational hardening typical for amorphous glassy polymers.
