A hyperelastic-thermoviscoplastic constitutive model for semi-crystalline polymers: application to PEEK under dynamic loading conditions Articles uri icon

publication date

  • January 2017

start page

  • 27

end page

  • 52

volume

  • 88

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0749-6419

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1879-2154

abstract

  • In this work, a hyperelastic-thermoviscoplastic constitutive model including thermomechanical coupling is presented to predict the mechanical behavior of semi-crystalline polymers. The constitutive model is based on the original approach developed by Polanco-Loria and coauthors (2010) and it accounts for: material hardening due to strain rate sensitivity, temperature evolution during the deformation process due to heat generation induced by plastic dissipation, thermal softening and thermal expansion of the material. The parameters of the constitutive model have been identified for polyether-ether-ketone (PEEK) from experimental data published by Rae and coauthors (2007). In order to analyze the predictive capacity of the model under dynamic conditions, the constitutive model has been implemented in a FE code within a large deformation framework to study two different problems: low velocity impact test on PEEK thin plates and dynamic necking on PEEK slender bar.

subjects

  • Materials science and engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

keywords

  • semi-crystalline polymers; high strain rate; temperature dependence; large deformation; peek