Abstract
AbstractThe stress–strain behavior of polybutadiene elastomers with various degrees of swelling is investigated for general biaxial strain. Although a number of previous observations have suggested that the classical neoHookean (NH) model describes the uniaxial data of an elastomer in a highly swollen state, the NH model evidently fails to reproduce the biaxial data. This result indicates that the successful fit of the NH model for the uniaxial data of highly swollen elastomers, which has long been recognized, is superficial. We show that the biaxial data in all of the various swollen states including the neat (unswollen) state are satisfactorily described by an Ogden‐type strain energy function with a single set of parameters. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 48: 721–728, 2010
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
