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Renewable biocomposites based on cellulose fibers and dimer fatty acid polyamide: Experiments and modeling of the stress–strain behavior
Author(s) -
Boumbimba R. Matadi,
Wang K.,
Hablot E.,
Bahlouli N.,
Ahzi S.,
Avérous L.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.24390
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , cellulose , viscoplasticity , strain (injury) , fiber , strain rate , stress (linguistics) , polyamide , hyperelastic material , yield (engineering) , constitutive equation , chemical engineering , finite element method , thermodynamics , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , engineering , physics
Dimer fatty acid‐based polyamide (DAPA) was reinforced with cellulose fibers (CF) from 5 to 15 wt%. The mechanical behaviors in terms of dynamic responses were examined by dynamic mechanical analysis and split Hopkinson pressure bars at various temperatures and strain rates. Both DAPA matrix and DAPAC biocomposites showed fiber concentration, temperatures, and strain rates sensibilities. A constitutive elasto‐viscoplastic model was developed to predict the finite deformation response for these materials. In this, to account for strain rate, temperature and cellulose concentration effects in elastic behavior, a new formulation of statistical model of Richeton was proposed. A modified cooperative model, based on the recognition of the effective activation energy and volume, was used for the prediction of the composites yield stress. Eight‐chain model was also used to capture the large stretch hyperelastic behavior for both DAPA and DAPAC. The constitutive model predictions were found to be in good agreement with the experimental data. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 57:95–104, 2017. © 2016 Society of Plastics Engineers