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Geometry effects and high speed tensile behavior in styrene polyblend systems
Author(s) -
Lund J. Kenneth
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1964.070080105
Subject(s) - materials science , ultimate tensile strength , elongation , composite material , deformation (meteorology) , strain rate , stress (linguistics) , tensile testing , strain gauge , strain (injury) , linguistics , philosophy , medicine
Critical specimen geometry parameters are varied to determine their effect on tensile behavior as a function of rate of testing. Their influence on elongation and energy absorption is pronounced, particularly at low values of specimen cross sectional area and thickness. These effects are attributed to surface imperfections resulting from specimen preparation, and to changes occurring in the combined stress pattern in the specimen. High speed photography and microscope analysis techniques have been developed to determine strain, strain distribution, and strain rate in the specimen gage section during deformation. Elongation measured outside the gage section can be a significant portion of overall specimen deformation; actual strain rate is a fraction of that obtained by assuming all deformation takes place in the gage section. Experimentation is statistically designed and the data statistically analyzed by sequential factorial analysis. Tensile stress response surfaces are accurately predicted by this technique.