Stress curves Stretch

The elastic stress curve in figure perfectly follows elastic strain [2]. This constant is the elastic modulus of the material. In this idealized example, this would be equal to Young s modulus. Here at this point of maximum stretch, the viscous stress is not a maximum, it is zero. This state is called Newton s law of viscosity, which states that, viscous stress is proportional to strain rate. Rubber has some properties of a liquid. At the point when the elastic band is fully stretched and is about to return, its velocity or strain rate is zero, and therefore its viscous stress is also zero. 

Pipe applications provide typical examples for the action of chemicals under mechanical load. Here, there is competition between chemical degradation and degradation caused by mechanical phenomena such as stretching and crack formation. The latter is caused by mechanical loads, the former by thermal oxidation. The service life-compressive stress curve is divided into three stages. Figure 5.254 ... 

The physical characteristics of current commercial mbber and spandex fibers are summarized ia Table 1. Typical stress—straia curves for elastomeric fibers, hard fibers, and hard fibers with mechanical stretch properties ate compared ia Eigute 1. 

Fig. 1. Stress—strain curves A, hard fiber, eg, nylon B, biconstituent nylon—spandex fiber C, mechanical stretch nylon D, spandex fiber E, extruded latex...

Most extmded latex fibers are double covered with hard yams in order to overcome deficiencies of the bare threads such as abrasiveness, color, low power, and lack of dyeabiUty. During covering, the elastic thread is wrapped under stretch which prevents its return to original length when the stretch force is removed thus the fiber operates farther on the stress—strain curve to take advantage of its higher elastic power. Covered mbber fibers are commonly found in narrow fabrics, braids, surgical hosiery, and strip lace. 

Many fibrous composites are made of strong, brittle fibres in a more ductile polymeric matrix. Then the stress-strain curve looks like the heavy line in Fig. 25.2. The figure largely explains itself. The stress-strain curve is linear, with slope E (eqn. 25.1) until the matrix yields. From there on, most of the extra load is carried by the fibres which continue to stretch elastically until they fracture. When they do, the stress drops to the yield strength of the matrix (though not as sharply as the figure shows because the fibres do not all break at once). When the matrix fractures, the composite fails completely. 

The mechanical properties can be studied by stretching a polymer specimen at constant rate and monitoring the stress produced. The Young (elastic) modulus is determined from the initial linear portion of the stress-strain curve, and other mechanical parameters of interest include the yield and break stresses and the corresponding strain (draw ratio) values. Some of these parameters will be reported in the following paragraphs, referred to as results on thermotropic polybibenzoates with different spacers. The stress-strain plots were obtained at various drawing temperatures and rates. 

One of the most informative properties of any material is their mechanical behavior specifically the determination of its stress-strain curve in tension (ASTM D 638). This is usually accomplished in a testing machine by measuring continuously the elongation (strain) in a test sample as it is stretched by an... 

Figure 14 shows the displacement of the distribution function towards high / , i.e. the uncoiling of molecules under the influence of stretching for polyethylene (A = 3 x 10-9 m, N = 100 and T = 420 K). This displacement will be characterized by the position of the maximum of the distribution curve, the most probable value of / , i.e. j3m, as a function of x (Fig. 15). Figure 15 also shows the values of stresses a that should be applied to the melt to attain the corresponding values of x (o = xkT/SL, where S is the transverse cross-section of the molecule). 

However, not all properties are improved by filler. One notable feature of the mechanical behaviour of filled elastomers is the phenomenon of stresssoftening. This manifests itself as a loss of stiffness when the composite material is stretched and then unloaded. In a regime of repeated loading and unloading, it is found that part of the second stress-strain curve falls below the original curve (see Figure 7.13). This is the direct opposite of what happens to metals, and the underlying reasons for it are not yet fully understood. 

In samples with early stages of crosslinking (lower curves in Fig. 2), stress can relax quickly. As more and more chemical bonds are added, the relaxation process lasts longer and longer, i.e. G(t) stretches out further and further. The downward curvature becomes less and less pronounced until a straight line ( power law ) is reached at the critical point. 

In measurement of tensile stress-strain properties, a test piece is stretched to breaking point and the force and elongation are measured at different stages. Tensile strength, elongation at break or work to failure (the area under the stress-strain curve) provide... 

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