High internal stress

DLC has properties similar to CVD diamond and it is easier to process without the high-temperature substrate requirements and with little restriction on size. However, it has several disadvantages low deposition rate, high internal stress, and availability only in thin coatings. A number of important applications have been developed with a promising future. 

We conclude that high internal stresses are generated by simple shear of a long incompressible rectangular rubber block, if the end surfaces are stress-free. These internal stresses are due to restraints at the bonded plates. One consequence is that a high hydrostatic tension may be set up in the interior of the sheared block. For example, at an imposed shear strain of 3, the negative pressure in the interior is predicted to be about three times the shear modulus p. This is sufficiently high to cause internal fracture in a soft rubbery solid [5]. 

This phenomenon is attributed to the absence on the end surfaces of the shear and compressive stresses that are needed in order to maintain a state of simple shear. As a result, the stresses throughout the block are affected (in contrast to a conventional end effect that would have a negligible effect far from the ends). One consequence is that high internal stresses can develop, sufficient in principle to cause failure. It is clear that the effect of the special conditions obtaining at the ends should be taken into consideration in the rational design of rubber springs. 

Most polymers are applied either as elastomers or as solids. Here, their mechanical properties are the predominant characteristics quantities like the elasticity modulus (Young modulus) E, the shear modulus G, and the temperature-and frequency dependences thereof are of special interest when a material is selected for an application. The mechanical properties of polymers sometimes follow rules which are quite different from those of non-polymeric materials. For example, most polymers do not follow a sudden mechanical load immediately but rather yield slowly, i.e., the deformation increases with time ( retardation ). If the shape of a polymeric item is changed suddenly, the initially high internal stress decreases slowly ( relaxation ). Finally, when an external force (an enforced deformation) is applied to a polymeric material which changes over time with constant (sinus-like) frequency, a phase shift is observed between the force (deformation) and the deformation (internal stress). Therefore, mechanic modules of polymers have to be expressed as complex quantities (see Sect. 2.3.5). 

Delaminations can occur during cure as a result of high internal stresses. These stresses develop due to resin shrinkage and thermal volume changes. The level of stresses depend on several material properties, such as the Young s modulus, Poisson s ratio, and thermal expansion coefficients of both resin and fibers. In addition, the level of stresses also depends on several conditions, such as fiber orientation, fiber volume fraction, and part geometry. 

In terms of chemical resistance, polystyrene has a high resistance to water, acids, bases, alcohols, and detergents. Chlorinated solvents will mar the surface and, in the presence of an external load or high internal stresses, will cause failure. Aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, in general, will dissolve polystyrene. Such foodstuffs as butter and coconut oil should be avoided. The chemical resistance depends upon chemical concentration, time, and stress. 

The rate of cooling determines the degree of crystallinity of the extrudate and consequently its dimensions and properties. Very rapid cooling, especially of large-diameter rods, will produce a high internal stress in them. Such parts have to be annealed before they can be machined to close tolerances. 

The high internal stress is an important factor in the tempering of the surface and constitutes a very important feature of LCVD. However, it requires special caution with respect to where it should be used and how it should be created. 

There are several process requirements for the preparation of polypropylene staple with permanent three-dimensional helical curvature. Specifically, a rectangular spinneret-pack assembly is used to produce flow perturbation and to impart high internal stress. A specially designed cooling device cools the fiber quickly to form a paracrystalline structure in the fiber. The process principle is that the flow perturbed in the polypropylene melt creates internal stress on one side of the fiber section. Because of the stress memory of polypropylene, the internal stress difference at the interface of streamlined and perturbed flows can sustain in the fiber after it has been cooled and solidified. This leads to different crystal structures and shrink properties, and thus a fiber in the shape of a three-dimensional helix. 

The MAX phases, ice and graphite, and other layered minerals such as mica, are plastically anisotropic. This plastic anisotropy, combined with the fact that they lack the five independent slip systems needed for ductility, quickly lead to a very uneven states of stress when a polycrystalline sample is loaded [129]. The glide of basal plane dislocations takes place only in favorably oriented or soft grains, which rapidly transfer the load to hard grains - that is, those not favorably oriented to the applied stress. Needless to say, this leads to high internal stresses. 

Cobalt deposition is associated with a high internal stress in the deposit. As more cobalt is deposited, the cobalt deposit tends to peel off fi-om the cathode. It is important to know how the cobalt deposition stress changes as the operation conditions vary. The cobalt deposition stress was calculated according to the method given by Specialty Testing Development Co. and discussed by Leaman [15]. After the cobalt deposition, the cathode was bent toward the anode. 

High internal stress of thermoplastics ( stress cracking)... 

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