Abstract
The electromechanical behavior of thermoplastic elastomer polyurethane (TPE-PU) is investigated under the effects of urethane type (ester and ether-types) and soft–hard segments at various electric field strengths and temperatures. The highest dielectric constant, electrical breakdown strength, and specific conductivity belong to the ester-type polyurethane (LPR matrix), while the lowest values are obtained from the ether-type polyurethane composing predominantly with the soft-segment (E 80A matrix). Under the electric field strength in the range between 0 and 2 kV/mm, the LPR matrix attains the storage modulus sensitivity (ΔG′/G′0) up to 2 at 2 kV/mm. For the temporal response, the polyurethanes behave with good reproductively (number of cycles >105 times) and with very good recoverability. The steady state behavior can be attained at the first actuation and at the electric field strength of 1 kV/mm. Furthermore, the storage modulus (G′) shows linearly negative responses with increasing temperature. In the deflection experiments, the deflection distance and the dielectrophoresis force increase monotonically with increasing electric field strength. All of the TPE-PU possesses very fast response times for activation (<10 s.) and deactivation (<5 s.). TPE-PU material is systematically shown here to be a potentially good actuator material with high efficiency based on the electrostrictive performance data obtained.
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