Tensile and Fatigue Behaviors of Two Thermoplastics Including Strain Rate, Temperature, and Mean Stress Effects 2014-01-0901
An experimental investigation was conducted to evaluate tensile and fatigue behaviors of two thermoplastics, a neat impact polypropylene and a mineral and elastomer reinforced polyolefin. Tensile tests were performed at various strain rates at room, −40°C, and 85°C temperatures with specimens cut parallel and perpendicular to the mold flow direction. Tensile properties were determined from these tests and mathematical relations were developed to represent tensile properties as a function of strain rate and temperature. For fatigue behavior, the effects considered include mold flow direction, mean stress, and temperature. Tension-compression as well as tension-tension load-controlled fatigue tests were performed at room temperature, −40°C and 85°C. The effect of mean stress was modeled using the Walker mean stress model and a simple model with a mean stress sensitivity factor.
Citation: Fatemi, A., Mellot, S., Khosrovaneh, A., and Buehler, C., "Tensile and Fatigue Behaviors of Two Thermoplastics Including Strain Rate, Temperature, and Mean Stress Effects," SAE Technical Paper 2014-01-0901, 2014, https://doi.org/10.4271/2014-01-0901. Download Citation
Author(s):
Ali Fatemi, Steve Mellot, Abolhassan Khosrovaneh, Charles Buehler
Affiliated:
Univ. of Toledo, General Motors Co.
Pages: 9
Event:
SAE 2014 World Congress & Exhibition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Tensile strength
Fatigue
Molding
Thermoplastics
Elastomers
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