Abstract
Four series of tensile loading-unloading tests are performed on isotactic polypropylene in the sub-yield domain of deformations at room temperature. In the first series, injection-molded specimens are used as produced, whereas in the other series the samples are annealed for 24 h at 120, 140 and 160 °C, which covers the low-temperature region and an initial part of the high-temperature region of annealing temperatures. A constitutive model is developed for the elastoplastic behavior of a semicrystalline polymer. The stress-strain relations are determined by five adjustable parameters that are found by fitting the experimental data. The effect of annealing is analyzed on the material constants.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 21-31 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | European Polymer Journal |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2003 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Annealing
- Cyclic loading
- Elastoplasticity
- Isotactic polypropylene
- Yielding
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Organic Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
- Materials Chemistry