Mechanical properties tensile stress

DBDI has a variable geometry which allows crystallinity to develop, and leads to an increase in mechanical properties (tensile stress, ultimate strength stress and also hardness) whereas the residual elongation is also dramatically increased. 

Composition of some alloys investigated in [16] and their mechanical properties (yield stress YS. ultimate tensile stress UTS and elongation to fracture 3) are given in the Tab.3. It is seen from Fig.2 that additions of Sc have eliminated the dendrite structure and leads to the formation of a finegrained equiaxial structure. 

Tensile, compressive, flexural rearrangements of a sample morphology result in a dimensional change to the sample in response to an applied external force. The nature of the response and its intensity can be correlated with morphological and molecular characteristics of the sample. Two of the most important mechanical properties are stress and strain of materials and profiles, developed under a series of loads. The ultimate stress of the materials is often expressed as strength and the initial (transient but sustained) strain as a function of load is expressed as modulus of elasticity. This is related to both tensile and compressive properties. 

Mechanical Properties. The stress-strain curves were determined with an Instron tensile tester (Table Model 1130). The crosshead speed was 50 mm/min. The measurements were performed on wet 1.3-cm X 0.4-cm dog bone samples at room temperature. 

The stress-strain test (tensile test) is the most common mechanical test used for polymers. This test is conducted by fixing the polymer sample at one end to a loading frame, and a force is applied at the other end to achieve a controlled displacement d (see Figure 20.1a). A stress-strain curve (Figure 20.1b) is obtained and analyzed to provide the mechanical properties. The stress (defined using the following equations ... 

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Normalised fiber mechanical properties are expressed in terms of unit linear density. For example, in describing the action of a load on a fiber in a tensile test, units of N/tex or gram force per denier (gpd) are generally used. If this is done, the term tenacity should be used in place of stress. The tme units of stress are force per unit cross-sectional area, and the term stress should be reserved for those instances where the proper units are used. 

Acetate and triacetate exhibit moderate changes in mechanical properties as a function of temperature. As the temperature is raised, the tensile modulus of acetate and triacetate fibers is reduced, and the fibers extend more readily under stress (see Fig. 4). Acetate and triacetate are weakened by prolonged exposure to elevated temperatures in ah (see Fig. 5). 

Mechanical properties of plastics can be determined by short, single-point quaUty control tests and longer, generally multipoint or multiple condition procedures that relate to fundamental polymer properties. Single-point tests iaclude tensile, compressive, flexural, shear, and impact properties of plastics creep, heat aging, creep mpture, and environmental stress-crackiag tests usually result ia multipoint curves or tables for comparison of the original response to post-exposure response. 

The effect of temperature on PSF tensile stress—strain behavior is depicted in Figure 4. The resin continues to exhibit useful mechanical properties at temperatures up to 160°C under prolonged or repeated thermal exposure. PES and PPSF extend this temperature limit to about 180°C. The dependence of flexural moduli on temperature for polysulfones is shown in Figure 5 with comparison to other engineering thermoplastics. 

Fig. 41. Typical stress—strain curve. Points is the yield point of the material the sample breaks at point B. Mechanical properties are identified as follows a = Aa/Ae, modulus b = tensile strength c = yield strength d = elongation at break. The toughness or work to break is the area under the curve.

Alloys of antimony, tin, and arsenic offer hmited improvement in mechanical properties, but the usefulness of lead is limited primarily because of its poor structural qualities. It has a low melting point and a high coefficient of expansion, and it is a veiy ductile material that will creep under a tensile stress as low as 1 MPa (145 IbFin"). 

There is considerable literature on material imperfections and their relation to the failure process. Typically, these theories are material dependent flaws are idealized as penny-shaped cracks, spherical pores, or other regular geometries, and their distribution in size, orientation, and spatial extent is specified. The tensile stress at which fracture initiates at a flaw depends on material properties and geometry of the flaw, and scales with the size of the flaw (Carroll and Holt, 1972a, b Curran et al., 1977 Davison et al., 1977). In thermally activated fracture processes, one or more specific mechanisms are considered, and the fracture activation rate at a specified tensile-stress level follows from the stress dependence of the Boltzmann factor (Zlatin and Ioffe, 1973). 

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