No / In tensile stretching, many polymers undergo strain localization. The geometrical form of the localization can take the form of either a shear band or an approximately symmetric neck. We present a constitutive model of the early stages of deformation that predicts which form the localization will take. The model consists of an Eyring process acting with a Gaussian network that is implemented numerically. A Levy-Mises flow rule associated with the Eyring process has a tendency to produce shear bands. A relatively stiff Gaussian network is used in a model of polycarbonate that ensures that most of the strain is taken up by the Eyring process, resulting in shear banding. In contrast, a relatively soft Gaussian network is used in a model of polyethylene, which takes up the greater part of the strain, resulting in a neck. The predictions are compared with experiments. For polyethylene, a two-Eyring-process model is introduced for better accuracy.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/3747 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Coates, Philip D., Sweeney, John, Caton-Rose, Philip D., Spares, Robert |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Article, No full-text in the repository |
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