Hyperelastic constants from a modified hardness test using energy balance obtained from FE-analysis
(2012) In Plastics, Rubber and Composites: Macromolecular Engineering- Abstract
- Manufacturing test specimens, testing them in the laboratory and evaluat-
ing material parameters for finite element analysis is costly and time consum-
ing. In order to simplify the hyperelastic characterisation of rubber materials
an extension of the standard hardness test is here proposed. A number of
indentation depths are chosen for the hardness test and the indentation forces
for these depths are recorded. It is suggested that by this modification, hyper-
elastic constants can be derived from the test. More information can thereby
be provided from the test by a small extra effort. The method is based on
an equivalence of the work done by the external force of the... (More) - Manufacturing test specimens, testing them in the laboratory and evaluat-
ing material parameters for finite element analysis is costly and time consum-
ing. In order to simplify the hyperelastic characterisation of rubber materials
an extension of the standard hardness test is here proposed. A number of
indentation depths are chosen for the hardness test and the indentation forces
for these depths are recorded. It is suggested that by this modification, hyper-
elastic constants can be derived from the test. More information can thereby
be provided from the test by a small extra effort. The method is based on
an equivalence of the work done by the external force of the indentor and
the strain energy stored in the rubber material. Displacement control and
the incompressible nature of rubber reduces the problem of determining the
hyperelastic constants to finding a solution to a system of equations with
these constants as unknowns. The method is theoretically evaluated here us-
ing finite element analysis and hyperelastic constants from three real rubber
materials with hardness from 40 to 78 IRHD. The evaluation indicates that
the method can produce hyperelastic constants with good accuracy using this
simple method. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/1890541
- author
- Austrell, Per Erik LU and Ahadi, Aylin LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2012
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- submitted
- subject
- in
- Plastics, Rubber and Composites: Macromolecular Engineering
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 0e5d76d2-ac45-4938-8107-cc2548eef9b8 (old id 1890541)
- date added to LUP
- 2016-04-04 13:39:08
- date last changed
- 2018-11-21 21:15:23
@article{0e5d76d2-ac45-4938-8107-cc2548eef9b8,
abstract = {{Manufacturing test specimens, testing them in the laboratory and evaluat-<br/><br>
ing material parameters for finite element analysis is costly and time consum-<br/><br>
ing. In order to simplify the hyperelastic characterisation of rubber materials<br/><br>
an extension of the standard hardness test is here proposed. A number of<br/><br>
indentation depths are chosen for the hardness test and the indentation forces<br/><br>
for these depths are recorded. It is suggested that by this modification, hyper-<br/><br>
elastic constants can be derived from the test. More information can thereby<br/><br>
be provided from the test by a small extra effort. The method is based on<br/><br>
an equivalence of the work done by the external force of the indentor and<br/><br>
the strain energy stored in the rubber material. Displacement control and<br/><br>
the incompressible nature of rubber reduces the problem of determining the<br/><br>
hyperelastic constants to finding a solution to a system of equations with<br/><br>
these constants as unknowns. The method is theoretically evaluated here us-<br/><br>
ing finite element analysis and hyperelastic constants from three real rubber<br/><br>
materials with hardness from 40 to 78 IRHD. The evaluation indicates that<br/><br>
the method can produce hyperelastic constants with good accuracy using this<br/><br>
simple method.}},
author = {{Austrell, Per Erik and Ahadi, Aylin}},
language = {{eng}},
series = {{Plastics, Rubber and Composites: Macromolecular Engineering}},
title = {{Hyperelastic constants from a modified hardness test using energy balance obtained from FE-analysis}},
year = {{2012}},
}