Polymers
Mechanical components made of polymers
Mechanics Lab, NUS
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📈 The global polymer market size is expected to increase
from $533.6 billion in 2019 to $838.5 billion by 2030 (researchandmarkets.com)
📝 Nylon 6, a semi-crystalline polymer was formulated and went
under compression and tension, low and high deformation rates.
Elastic-viscoelastic-viscoplastic model, Abaqus user subroutines.
Compression test , low loading rates
Tensile tests, low loading rates
Track Motion Analysis
Compression test , high loading rates, Split-Hopkinson pressure bar.
52% compressive engineering strain at
163 micro second, strain rate of -3200/s
Infrared images showing temperature rise during high rate deformation
Split-Hopkinson pressure bar
Tensile test , high loading rates, Split-Hopkinson pressure bar.
17% tensile engineering strain at
267 micro second, strain rate of 630/s
Infrared images showing temperature rise
during high rate deformation
The material response.
Complex-Shaped Specimens
under uniaxial tension
Polymers under drop weight, Abaqus User Subroutines.
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