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Experimental investigation and modeling of the tension behavior of polypropylene at different temperature

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The mechanical behavior of polypropylene polymer was investigated under the effect of various temperatures. Mechanical properties of polymer were carried out through uniaxial tensile tests for low and high temperatures respectively. The results showed that both yield stress and the elastic modulus of the material decrease with the increase of temperature. Similarly, the post-yielding behavior of the material can be clearly observed at low temperature, and this behavior gradually disappears as the temperature increases. A phenomenological constitutive model is proposed in order to understand the mechanical behavior of polymer by combining the hyperbolic and multi-linear relationships. It is based on the experiments, and the proposed constitutive model is successfully validated by the excellent agreement between model prediction and experimental results.

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This work is supported by the Research Program of Shanghai Science and Technology Committee (NO.14DZ1204203).

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  1. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing and Robotics, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200072, China

    Guiqin Li, Jun Wang & Jiemin Feng

  2. Shanghai Yanfeng Jingqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co. Ltd, Shanghai, China

    Qing Guo & Junlong Zhou

  3. University Grenoble Alpes, G-SCOP, F-38031, Grenoble, France

    Peter Mitrouchev

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Li, G., Wang, J., Feng, J. et al. Experimental investigation and modeling of the tension behavior of polypropylene at different temperature. J Polym Res 24, 223 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-017-1356-7

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