Determination of Stress-Strain Characteristics of Thin Polymer Films on Cylindrical Specimens
Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences 2012
Ernests Auziņš, Sergejs Gluhih, Nataļja Geisari, Mārtiņš Kalniņš

An experimental method (TWCS method) was applied to determine the flexural elastic modulus E and some other stress-deformation characteristics of a thin-walled circular cylindrical polymer shell at compression. A methodology of test sample preparation and fixation as well as means of the measurement of the load P and the respective displacement A were developed. Two modes of testing the equipment were used in which the sequences of measuring P — A and A — P were implemented. Repeatability of measurements was evaluated. Optimal geometric parameters of test samples and the range of determinable values of modulus E were defined. A procedure of the calculation of the relationship between the tensile stress а and relative elastic tensile deformation e in the most deformed area of the sample was developed. Applicability of the TWCS method for multiple assessments of changes of deformational characteristics by using a single sample was proved. It was shown that creep, creep recovery, and stress relaxation tests can be performed by the TWCS method.


Keywords
polymers, thin films, cylindrical shell, compression, test methods, stress-deformation characteristics
DOI
10.3176/proc.2012.3.04
Hyperlink
http://www.kirj.ee/public/proceedings_pdf/2012/issue_3/Proc-2012-3-166-171.pdf

Auziņš, E., Gluhih, S., Geisari, N., Kalniņš, M. Determination of Stress-Strain Characteristics of Thin Polymer Films on Cylindrical Specimens. Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, 2012, Vol. 61, No. 3, pp.166-171. ISSN 1736-6046. e-ISSN 1736-7530. Available from: doi:10.3176/proc.2012.3.04

Publication language
English (en)
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