Modelling the influence of temperature and relative humidity on the time-dependent mechanical behaviour of a short glass fibre reinforced polyamide

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 56, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-10

  Launay, A ^a,b,c   Marco, Y ^a   Maitournam, M H ^b   Raoult, I ^c  

^a ENSTA BRETAGNE   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE MÉCANIQUE DES SOLIDES   (France)

^c CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Non linear constitutive behaviour; PMCs; Polyamide; Relative humidity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CONSTITUTIVE BEHAVIOUR; EQUIVALENCE PRINCIPLES; EXPERIMENTAL DATABASE; FIBRE REINFORCED; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE TG; HYGRO-THERMAL CONDITIONS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; MECHANICAL DESIGN; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; PMCS; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT; TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TESTING CONDITIONS; TIME-DEPENDENT; TIME-DEPENDENT BEHAVIOUR;

AMIDES; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; GLASS FIBERS; POLYAMIDES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; TEMPERATURE;

REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 84867812607     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2012.08.008     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. A. Bergeret, I. Pires, M. Foulc, B. Abadie, L. Ferry, and A. Crespy The hygrothermal behaviour of glass-fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composites: a prediction of the composite lifetime Polymer Testing 20 2001 753 763
2. A. Bernasconi, P. Davoli, D. Rossin, and C. Armanni Effect of reprocessing on the fatigue strength of a fibreglass reinforced polyamide Composites Part A 38 2007 710 718
3. P. Bowden, and R. Young Deformation mechanisms in crystalline polymers Journal of Materials Science 9 1974 2034 2051
4. M. Boyce, S. Socrate, and P. Llana Constitutive model for the finite deformation stress-strain behavior of poly (ethylene terephthalate) above the glass transition Polymer 41 2000 2183 2201
5. P. Delobelle, P. Robinet, P. Geyer, and P. Bouffioux A model to describe the anisotropic viscoplastic behaviour of Zircaloy-4 tubes Journal of Nuclear Materials 238 1996 135 162
6. Détrez, F., 2008. Nanomécanismes de déformation des polymères semi-cristallins. Thèse de doctorat, Université des Sciences et Technologie de Lille, Lille.
7. R. Dupaix, and M. Boyce Constitutive modeling of the finite strain behavior of amorphous polymers in and above the glass transition Mechanics of Materials 39 2007 39 52
8. T. Ellis, F. Karasz, and G. Brinke The influence of thermal properties on the glass transition temperature in styrene/divinylbenzene network-diluent systems Journal of Applied Polymer Science 28 1983 23 32
9. D. Fotheringham, and B. Cherry The role of recovery forces in the deformation of linear polyethylene Journal of Materials Science 13 1978 951 964
10. O. Gueguen, J. Richeton, S. Ahzi, and A. Makradi Micromechanically based formulation of the cooperative model for the yield behavior of semi-crystalline polymers Acta Materialia 56 2008 1650 1655
11. B. Guérin Polyamides Techniques de l'ingénieur. Plastiques et composites 2 1994 1 22
12. G. Kettle Variation of the glass transition temperature of nylon-6 with changing water content Polymer 18 1977 742 743
13. Launay, A., Maitournam, M., Marco, Y., Raoult, I., in press. Multiaxial fatigue models for short glass fiber reinforced polyamide. Part I: Nonlinear anisotropic constitutive behaviour for cyclic response. International Journal of Fatigue. Available Online, ISSN 0142-1123, .
14. Launay, A., Maitournam, M., Marco, Y., Raoult, I., submitted for publication. Multiaxial fatigue models for short glass fiber reinforced polyamide. Part II: Fatigue life estimation. International Journal of Fatigue.
15. A. Launay, M. Maitournam, Y. Marco, I. Raoult, and F. Szmytka Cyclic behavior of short glass fiber reinforced polyamide: experimental study and constitutive equations International Journal of Plasticity 27 2011 1267 1293
16. L. Lin, and A. Argon Structure and plastic deformation of polyethylene Journal of Materials Science 29 1994 294 323
17. I. Merdas, F. Thominette, A. Tcharkhtchi, and J. Verdu Factors governing water absorption by composite matrices Composites Science and Technology 62 2002 487 492
18. V. Miri, O. Persyn, J. Lefebvre, and R. Seguela Effect of water absorption on the plastic deformation behavior of nylon 6 European Polymer Journal 45 2009 757 762
19. A. Mulliken, and M. Boyce Mechanics of the rate-dependent elastic-plastic deformation of glassy polymers from low to high strain rates International Journal of Solids and Structures 43 2006 1331 1356
20. R. Puffr, and J. Šebenda On the structure and properties of polyamides. XXVII. The mechanism of water sorption in polyamides Journal of Polymer Science Part C: Polymer Symposia 16 1967 79 93
21. H. Reimschuessel Relationships on the effect of water on glass transition temperature and young's modulus of nylon 6 Journal of Polymer Science: Polymer Chemistry Edition 16 1978 1229 1236
22. J. Richeton, S. Ahzi, L. Daridon, and Y. Rémond A formulation of the cooperative model for the yield stress of amorphous polymers for a wide range of strain rates and temperatures Polymer 46 2005 6035 6043
23. L. Smith, and V. Schmitz The effect of water on the glass transition temperature of poly (methyl methacrylate) Polymer 29 1988 1871 1878
24. C. Sonsino, and E. Moosbrugger Fatigue design of highly loaded short-glass-fibre reinforced polyamide parts in engine compartments International Journal of Fatigue 30 2008 1279 1288
25. J. Thomason, J. Ali, and J. Anderson The thermo-mechanical performance of glass-fibre reinforced polyamide 66 during glycol-water hydrolysis conditioning Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 41 2010 820 826
26. D. Valentin, F. Paray, and B. Guetta The hygrothermal behaviour of glass fibre reinforced pa66 composites: a study of the effect of water absorption on their mechanical properties Journal of Materials Science 22 1987 46 56
27. J. Verdu Action de l'eau sur les plastiques Techniques de l'ingénieur. Plastiques et composites 1 2000 1 8