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Quantification of the evolution of shape storage and recovery in thermally responsive shape memory polymers
Author(s) -
Steeb Holger,
KazakevičiūtėMakovska Rasa
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
pamm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1617-7061
DOI - 10.1002/pamm.201010159
Subject(s) - shape memory polymer , materials science , polymer , shape memory alloy , deformation (meteorology) , calibration , strain (injury) , composite material , relevance (law) , mechanics , mathematics , physics , political science , law , medicine , statistics
This study demonstrates the relevance of strain and stress storage/recovery profiles for the thermomechanical behaviour of thermally responsive Shape Memory Polymers (SMPs). It is shown how these experimentally determined profiles may be used for the development, calibration and validation of continuum‐based models describing the shape memory effect in polymeric materials. The presented methodology applies both to small and finite strain deformation problems under the assumption of constant strain and cooling/heating rates. (© 2010 Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)