Finite element simulation of deformation behavior of semi-crystalline polymers with multi-spherulitic mesostructure

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 158-167

  Uchida, Makoto ^a   Tokuda, Tsuruyo ^b   Tada, Naoya ^b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Daihatsu Techner Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

FEM; Homogenization; Mesostructure; Multi scale; Semi crystalline polymer; Spherulite

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION BEHAVIOR; ELASTO-VISCOPLASTIC; FINITE ELEMENT HOMOGENIZATION METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; HETEROGENEOUS DISTRIBUTIONS; LAMELLAR ORIENTATIONS; LARGE DEFORMATIONS; LOCAL DEFORMATIONS; LOCAL STRAINS; MESOSCOPIC MODELS; MESOSCOPIC STRUCTURE; MESOSCOPICS; MESOSTRUCTURES; MULTISCALES; SEMI-CRYSTALLINE POLYMER; STRESS STRAIN RELATION; VOLUME ELEMENTS; VORONOI POLYGON;

ANISOTROPY; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; CRYSTALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HOMOGENIZATION METHOD; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

DEFORMATION;

EID: 75149181267     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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