TY - JOUR
T1 - Micromechanics of semicrystalline polymers: towards quantitative predictions
AU - van Dommelen, J.A.W.
AU - Poluektov, M.
AU - Sedighiamiri, A.
AU - Govaert, L.E.
PY - 2017/3/1
Y1 - 2017/3/1
N2 - An initially qualitative two-phase elasto-viscoplastic micromechanical model for the mechanical performance of semicrystalline materials has previously been developed. In the last decade, a series of extensions to this model have been aimed towards quantitative predictions of the response of semi-crystalline polymers based on their microstructure. These developments included extensive experimental characterization and modelling of the yield kinetics, time-to-failure, creep and thermal shrinkage and expansion. This paper gives an overview of the route from the initially qualitative model to a model that quantitatively captures these complex aspects of the mechanical response of a semicrystalline polymer.
AB - An initially qualitative two-phase elasto-viscoplastic micromechanical model for the mechanical performance of semicrystalline materials has previously been developed. In the last decade, a series of extensions to this model have been aimed towards quantitative predictions of the response of semi-crystalline polymers based on their microstructure. These developments included extensive experimental characterization and modelling of the yield kinetics, time-to-failure, creep and thermal shrinkage and expansion. This paper gives an overview of the route from the initially qualitative model to a model that quantitatively captures these complex aspects of the mechanical response of a semicrystalline polymer.
KW - Composite inclusion model
KW - Creep
KW - Micromechanics
KW - Semicrystalline polymers
KW - Yield kinetics
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85028257675&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.mechrescom.2016.01.002
DO - 10.1016/j.mechrescom.2016.01.002
M3 - Article
SN - 0093-6413
VL - 80
SP - 4
EP - 9
JO - Mechanics Research Communications
JF - Mechanics Research Communications
ER -