화학공학소재연구정보센터
Polymer Engineering and Science, Vol.51, No.1, 126-132, 2011
Plastic Deformation of Low-Density Polyethylene Reinforced With Biodegradable Polylactide, Part 2: Creep Characterization and Modeling
The behavior of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and two blends prepared with polylactide (PLA) was determined by means of a novel video-controlled testing method under stretching at constant true strain rate, under creep at constant true stress, and under creep at constant nominal stress Most tests were performed at 23 degrees C and 50 degrees C In this second part, the experimental data are modeled with the G'Sell-Jonas phenomenological law expressing the axial true stress versus axial true strain and axial true strain rate This model describes correctly the various deformation stages (i) initial viscoelasticity, (ii) plastic yielding, and (iii) strain hardening up to rupture It shows clearly the reinforcing effect of the PLA particles that increases the yield stress in stretching experiments and slows down the deformation kinetics under creep It is shown how the local stress/strain behavior is related to the standard force/extension curves Consequently, it is proposed that tensile tests at constant true strain rates should be systematically preferred to creep tests for the characterization of constitutive relations because they take much less time to be performed POLYM ENG SCI, 51 126-132, 2011 (C) 2010 Society of Plastics Engineers