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Analysis of creep behavior in thermoplastics based on visco-elastic theory

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Plastics and fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP) are used in the aerospace industry because of their mechanical properties. However, despite their excellent high-temperature mechanical properties, plastics and FRP eventually deform visco-elastically at high temperatures. Most of the research has focused on the creep behavior of FRPs, but few studies have investigated the linear visco-elastic behavior. Linear visco-elastic behavior and non-linear visco-elastic behavior occur with physical aging in these plastics. In this study, the non-linear visco-elastic behavior of plastics and FRP was investigated based on the bending creep deformation of polycarbonate (PC) and polyoxymethylene (POM). Moreover, the effects of the fiber volume fraction on the creep characteristics were investigated using glass fiber-reinforced polycarbonate (GFRPC). The creep deformation was calculated using the linear visco-elastic theory based on these effects, and comparison between experimental and estimated data showed that the creep analysis sufficiently predicted the creep behavior.

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  1. Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1, Minamiohsawa, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0397, Japan

    Takenobu Sakai

  2. Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kouhoku-ku, Yokohama, 223-8522, Japan

    Satoshi Somiya

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Sakai, T., Somiya, S. Analysis of creep behavior in thermoplastics based on visco-elastic theory. Mech Time-Depend Mater 15, 293–308 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11043-011-9136-y

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