Roberto González-Navarrete, Agustín Vidal-Lesso, Héctor Plascencia-Mora, Juan F Reveles-Arredondo
{"title":"I-WP geometry structural assessment: A theoretical, experimental, and numerical analysis","authors":"Roberto González-Navarrete, Agustín Vidal-Lesso, Héctor Plascencia-Mora, Juan F Reveles-Arredondo","doi":"10.1177/0021955x241281655","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0021955x241281655","url":null,"abstract":"The triply periodic minimal surface structures remain issues for attention, offering advantages such as high porosity and a significant surface area to volume, which are important in applications related to bioengineering, heat exchangers, energy absorption, among others. In this work, the elastic modulus and structural response of the I-WP cellular structure were studied for several relative densities through Gibson-Ashby model, numerical modeling, and experimental test. The constants C and n for the Gibson-Ashby model were estimated and exhibited an approximate common value at different relative densities. The constants exhibit good correlation with experimental results from relative densities of 30%, 50%, and 60%; and accurately predict the elastic modulus for densities of 55% and 70% with low errors of 3.09% and 9.89%, respectively. The constant values for C and n, indicate a mixed mode of deformation with bending as the primary governing factor. The combination of Hooke’s law and the Gibson-Ashby model provided a practical approach for predicting the reaction force with errors ranging from 1.98% to 15%. These findings contribute to providing C and n constants to understand the elastic modulus and structural response of the I-WP cellular structure and offer valuable insights for material design and engineering applications. In addition, the validated models provide an efficient procedure for predicting material behavior under compression conditions, saving time and resources compared to full-scale experimental testing. Overall, this study offers potential for further research in mechanical properties analysis.","PeriodicalId":15236,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cellular Plastics","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142219372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fabrizio Errichiello, Daniele Amato, Mario Penati, Ernesto Di Maio
{"title":"Foam density measurement using a 3D scanner","authors":"Fabrizio Errichiello, Daniele Amato, Mario Penati, Ernesto Di Maio","doi":"10.1177/0021955x241281880","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0021955x241281880","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, we used a 3D scanner for the volume measurement of foamed samples, a long-standing problem in the density evaluation of foams. The 3D scanning density measurement method can be selected as an alternative to or in combination with well-established, classical methods that involve the use of instruments like a caliper, a pycnometer, or other devices based on displacement or flotation principles. In particular, the classical methods show some limitations when the foamed sample geometry is irregular, when the polymer is highly hygroscopic, and when it has open porosities. We have tested numerous foamed samples of different sizes, shapes, densities, materials, and morphologies. We utilized different 3D scanner configurations for their volume measurement and compared the results with geometrical and displacement methods, when possible. Results showed that the proposed method is highly accurate, reproducible, and simple, although some specific precautions should be put in place to avoid misinterpretation by the shape-reconstructing software.","PeriodicalId":15236,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cellular Plastics","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142219370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michelle S Hoo Fatt, Anudeep R Vedire, Akshay K Pakala
{"title":"Effect of temperature on the mechanical behavior of pvc foams","authors":"Michelle S Hoo Fatt, Anudeep R Vedire, Akshay K Pakala","doi":"10.1177/0021955x241281878","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0021955x241281878","url":null,"abstract":"Experiments were conducted to characterize the mechanical behavior of Divinycell PVC foams over a wide range of environmental temperatures, from −60 to +80°C. Transversely isotropic properties of the foams, including modulus, strength, and ductility, were found to vary with temperatures between the ductile-to-brittle transition temperature (−60 to −50°C) and just under the glass transition temperature (95 to 100°C). The elastic modulus and yield strength decreased linearly as the temperature increased from −60 to +80°C. Compressive strength also decreased steadily with increasing temperature over the entire temperature range. In contrast, tensile and shear strengths only showed a significant decrease in values as the temperature rose above 23°C (room temperature). Below 23°C, there was a minor change in tensile and shear strengths. Tensile and shear ductility decreased sharply as the temperature decreased from +80°C to −40°C and stabilized between −60 and −40°C, which is close to the ductile-to-brittle transition region. Fractography of the tensile and shear fracture surfaces confirmed brittle fracture at −60°C and ductile tearing at +60°C. Equations were derived to predict modulus, yield strength, compressive, tensile and shear strengths, and ductility at any temperature in terms of room temperature values.","PeriodicalId":15236,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cellular Plastics","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142219390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiangbo Shu, Huifeng Xi, Xiaogang Wang, Shiqing Huang, Bowei Wang
{"title":"Preparation and energy absorption of flexible polyurethane foam with hollow glass microsphere","authors":"Xiangbo Shu, Huifeng Xi, Xiaogang Wang, Shiqing Huang, Bowei Wang","doi":"10.1177/0021955x231225383","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0021955x231225383","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the preparation of a partially open-cell and partially closed-cell flexible polyurethane foam material (flex-PUF), which exhibits improved cushioning performance compared to conventional protective materials. Hollow Glass Microspheres (HGM) were used as a filling material to enhance the compressibility of the material. In order to investigate the effects of HGM on the multi-impact protection and vibration damping performance of flex-PUF with different thicknesses, flex-PUF samples filled with varying volume fractions of HGM were subjected to multi-impact testing and dynamic viscoelasticity experiments. The destructive mechanism of HGM under impact was observed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The experimental results revealed that, under the same impact energy conditions, filling flex-PUF with HGM reduced the maximum impact displacement while enhancing energy absorption, although at the expense of cushioning performance. As the number of impact increases, the stiffness of flex-PUF decreased. In the vibration experiments, as the frequency increased, the proportion of flex-PUF’s viscous damping energy dissipation decreases.","PeriodicalId":15236,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cellular Plastics","volume":"56 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141193369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A review on the mechanical behaviour of microcellular and nanocellular polymeric foams: What is the effect of the cell size reduction?","authors":"Louise Le Barbenchon, Jean-Benoît Kopp","doi":"10.1177/0021955x241246066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0021955x241246066","url":null,"abstract":"Research on nanocellular foams is motivated in part by the promise of physical properties, in particular mechanical properties, that can go beyond the classical mechanical framework. However, due to the difficulty in obtaining foams of a given density but different cell sizes, determining the effect of cell size on the mechanical properties of polymer foams remains a challenge. To overcome this difficulty, studies on the mechanical behaviour of mesocellular, microcellular and nanocellular polymer foams have been compiled in this review article. After describing the different cellular structures between meso-, micro- and nanocellular foams, the mechanical properties are examined as a function of relative density and cell size. It is shown that for small strains and at low strain rates, nanocellular foams exhibit mechanical behaviour predicted by the Gibson and Ashby model. Relative density remains the first important factor to be taken into account when studying the Young’s modulus and buckling stress of nanocellular foams. The focus then shifts to fracture properties, as microcellular foams have already been shown to be far superior to more conventional foams. As studies are still scarce and different methodologies have been used, no general conclusions can be drawn. However, the fracture and impact properties could be greatly improved by this change in scale. The local confinement of molecular chains in polymeric nanocellular foams or the relaxation of the triaxial stress state in front of the crack tip could explain these observations.","PeriodicalId":15236,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cellular Plastics","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141147112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaofei Jiao, Wenjing Zhang, Ruiying Wu, Haiyun Ma, Yunhong Jiao, Li Huo
{"title":"Preparation and intrinsical flame resistance of reed-based polyurethane foam modified by 9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10 phosphaphenanthrene 10-oxide","authors":"Xiaofei Jiao, Wenjing Zhang, Ruiying Wu, Haiyun Ma, Yunhong Jiao, Li Huo","doi":"10.1177/0021955x241242967","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0021955x241242967","url":null,"abstract":"The production of polyurethane foam (PUF) from green and sustainable agricultural waste reeds could replace traditional petroleum-based PUF. In this paper, reed naturally contains nano-SiO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>.was liquefied to reed-based polyol (R-P) using Castor oil and PEG-400 as a compound solvent and H<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>SO<jats:sub>4</jats:sub> as a catalyst, The liquefaction efficiency is as high as 97.16%; Reed-based polyurethane foam (R-PUF) was prepared with R-P, water, and isocyanate by one-pot and free rise method. Moreover, DOPO with a rigid ring and Phosphorus was introduced into the cross-linked structure of rigid PUF as a reactive-type flame retardant. The mechanical properties, microstructure, thermal stability, and flame retardance of the R-PUFs were investigated, The results showed that the density of R-PUF was 33.03 kg/m<jats:sup>3</jats:sup>, the thermal conductivity was 0.0350 W/(m·K), and the limiting oxygen index (LOI) was 20.5%, which was higher than petroleum-based polyurethane; the 6%-DOPO PUF has better flame retardant and thermal stability. The mechanism of R-PUF added DOPO is intrinsic flame retardant and the result of the presence of the gas phase inhibiting the combustion chain reaction and the coalescence phase blocking the transfer of oxygen and heat to the interior of the foam.","PeriodicalId":15236,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cellular Plastics","volume":"146 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140561329","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrey Pereira Acosta, Jalel Labidi, Arthur Behenck Aramburu, Sandro Campos Amico, Darci Alberto Gatto, Rafael de Avila Delucis
{"title":"Photodegradation resistance and flammability of bio-based wood-nanoclay-polyurethane foam nanocomposites","authors":"Andrey Pereira Acosta, Jalel Labidi, Arthur Behenck Aramburu, Sandro Campos Amico, Darci Alberto Gatto, Rafael de Avila Delucis","doi":"10.1177/0021955x241233246","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0021955x241233246","url":null,"abstract":"Rigid polyurethane foams (RPUF) filled with lignocellulosic fillers have gained considerable interest due to their mechanical performance and eco-friendly characteristics. However, their flammability and photodegradation resistance properties still need further improvement, which may be achieved by incorporating various particles. This study investigated the effect of adding 2.5% of wood flour and 5%–15% of an organophilic nanoclay (relative to the wood flour weight) on the RPUF morphology, density, compressive strength, thermal stability, flammability, and photodegradation resistance. The addition of wood flour and nanoclay made the RPUF cells more rounded and disrupted but did not affect density. The compressive properties were adversely impacted. Nevertheless, the nanoclay significantly improved both flammability and photodegradation resistance compared to the neat RPUF.","PeriodicalId":15236,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cellular Plastics","volume":"64 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139952659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Morphology and properties of PC/ABS notebook computer shell prepared by a combined in-mold decoration and microcellular injection molding process","authors":"Yuemei Lu, Jianren Liu, Liandeng Wang","doi":"10.1177/0021955x241233245","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0021955x241233245","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, the PC/ABS notebook computer shells with PET film were prepared using a combined in-mold decoration and microcellular injection molding (IMD/MIM) process. Then the surface quality, morphology, impact toughness and wear resistance were investigated. The results shown that the surface quality is improved by IMD/MIM technology. The three dimensional surface roughness value (Sa) was about 1/3 of that of MIM parts. The cross-section of IMD/MIM samples have three layers. The first layer is a PET film decoration layer with about 132 µm thickness, followed by skin layer (about 22 µm) and foam layer. The range of thickness of the foam layer for the different specimens is about 7803 µm–7820 µm.The cell diameter is between 0.532 µm and 0.638 µm, which is about 2 times than that of MIM parts. Compared with MIM parts, the shape of the bubbles of IMD/MIM parts is ellipsoid with thinner wall. Moreover, the impact toughness of IMD/MIM parts are higher. The best impact toughness is 21.02 KJ/m<jats:sup>2</jats:sup> within the scope of this experiment, which is 74% higher than the corresponding MIM part under the same foaming process. This may due to the PET film and micropores could block the initiation of the tip crack. Meanwhile, the IMD/MIM parts have excellent wear resistance property. In most cases, the wear rate of IMD/MIM parts is about 36.6% of MIM part under the same condition.","PeriodicalId":15236,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cellular Plastics","volume":"284 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139956659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Müller-Pabel, J. Meuchelböck, I. Koch, H. Ruckdäschel, Maik Gude
{"title":"On the determination of viscoelastic properties of EPP foam in dependence on pre-strain and loading direction","authors":"M. Müller-Pabel, J. Meuchelböck, I. Koch, H. Ruckdäschel, Maik Gude","doi":"10.1177/0021955x231224770","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0021955x231224770","url":null,"abstract":"Understanding the viscoelastic properties of EPP foams is of crucial importance for their use in industrial applications. However, mechanical testing of polymeric foams is challenging due to the difficulties that arise from their morphology. For this reason, here currently available DMA methods using a single drive and a multi-drive rheometer as well as multiple loading directions are investigated in detail. Experimental challenges are highlighted and discussed with regard to foam-specific properties. Special focus is laid on the influence of compressive pre-strain. Based on the results, guidelines to perform reproducible DMA tests on the investigated type of material are derived. In addition, the results give deeper insight into the deformation behavior of bead foams at small strain levels and reveal an early onset of the transition from linear to plateau regime.","PeriodicalId":15236,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cellular Plastics","volume":"1 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139148846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhiqiang Fu, Wujie Zhang, Tong Zhao, Yan Wang, L. Duan, Haozhe Liu
{"title":"Constitutive modeling and simulation of polyethylene foam under quasi-static and impact loading","authors":"Zhiqiang Fu, Wujie Zhang, Tong Zhao, Yan Wang, L. Duan, Haozhe Liu","doi":"10.1177/0021955x231224769","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0021955x231224769","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, quasi-static and dynamic compression experiments were carried out on polyethylene foam by a universal material testing machine and a drop tower impact device. The mechanical response characteristics and energy absorption capacity of polyethylene foam under quasi-static and moderate strain rate (4 × 10−3–102s−1) loading conditions were obtained. An improved constitutive model of strain-rate term coupling strain and strain rate was established based on the Sherwood–Frost phenomenological constitutive model and Johnson–Cook constitutive model. Low Density Foam model combined in the finite element software ABAQUS with the improved constitutive model was used as the parameter definition of polyethylene foam material in the simulation. The drop-tower impact tests at different heights were simulated, and the simulation results were compared with the actual drop tower impact test results. The results showed that the peak acceleration errors between simulation and experiment were less than 7.1%, verifying the accuracy of the constitutive model. This study provides a method of constitutive models and finite element simulation to the performance of polymer foams.","PeriodicalId":15236,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cellular Plastics","volume":"9 24","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2023-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139156366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}