Environmental effects of silicone oil on tensile and fatigue properties of polystyrene

A series of polished polystyrene specimens, coated with silicone oil, were tested in tension and in tension-compression fatigue cycling at 21 Hz. Oils of four different viscosities, ranging from 5 cSt to 1000 cSt, were utilized. The craze initiation stress and the tensile fracture stress both increased with the increase of oil viscosity. For the 1000 cSt oil, the stress-strain curve was essentially the same as that of an uncoated sample. The average lifetime to fracture in the fatigue tests depends upon the stress amplitude and on the oil viscosity. For the 1000 cSt oil, the fatigue behavior is similar to that of uncoated samples, except at high imposed stresses, where lifetime is somewhat lower. For the low viscosity oil, the average lifetime is from one to two decades less than for uncoated samples. Discussion is given of the influence of stress amplitude and oil viscosity on the test results and on the morphology of the fracture surfaces.     

HDPE与PPR全切痕拉伸断裂过程银纹性能测试

通过对高密度聚乙烯(HDPE)和无规共聚聚丙烯(PPR)进行不同拉伸速率的全切痕拉伸测试,考察了两种材料在近似于平面应变条件的拉伸断裂性能。对其全切痕拉伸过程应力-位移曲线、位移-屈服应力曲线分析:HDPE和PPR的屈服应力均随着拉伸速率的增加而增大;在较高拉伸速率时,HDPE全切痕拉伸断裂可认为是由常临界位移控制的银纹断裂,PPR的全切痕拉伸断裂过程几乎无恒定的常拉伸位移。通过显微镜显示的断裂形貌观察揭示了沿拉伸方向上HDPE有微纤空穴产生;在全切痕拉伸断裂过程中,PPR的银纹化易于发生在非晶区的片晶间,银纹微纤可产生在任意方向上。     

聚丙烯拉伸断裂过程中的银纹性能研究

在18℃和26℃两种测试温度下,分别以0.1、0.5、1、5、20和50 mm/min的拉伸速率对无规共聚聚丙烯(PP-R)全切痕拉伸样条进行拉伸测试,以观察PP-R的银纹性能,并对PP-R全切痕拉伸过程中应力-位移曲线、位移-屈服应力曲线和拉伸断面进行了分析。结果表明:PP-R的屈服应力随着拉伸速率的增加而增大,并且随温度的上升而减小;在较低温度和较高拉伸速率时,PP-R的全切痕拉伸断裂可能是由常临界位移控制的银纹断裂;而在较高温时,PP-R的全切痕拉伸断裂过程几乎无常临界应力和常临界位移存在,说明PP-R拉伸断裂前几乎无沿拉伸方向的银纹微纤产生。     

Rheological and thermal properties of soybean oils with modified FA compositions

Rheological and thermal properties of five soybean oils with modified FA compositions were studied. Viscosity decreased with increasing temperature at different rates for the different oils. Oil with a high-oleic acid content had higher viscosity and a greater rate of change than did oils with typical FA compositions, oil with low-saturated FA or low-linolenic acid content, or oil from lipoxygenase-free soybeans. The melting and crystallization behaviors of the oils were examined using DSC. The high-oleic acid oil and the oil with low-saturated FA content had different DSC profiles compared with the other oils. Specific heat capacities of oils were estimated using a mathematical model; the high-oleic acid oil had a higher specific heat value, and the low-saturated FA oil had a lower value than did the other oils.     

Size and mechanical properties of craze zones at propagating crack tips in poly(methyl methacrylate) during fatigue loading

In specimens of high molecular weight poly(methyl methacrylate) the microregion at the crack tip has been investigated during fatigue crack propagation by applying the optical interference method in a specially constructed experimental set-up. Thus, in the frequency range of 0.4 to 50 Hz the size and contour of the craze zone were directly measured at upper and lower load of the cycles. In contrast to previous assumptions it is established that the maximum craze width at the crack tip and hence the maximum length of stretched fibrils increases strongly with crack propagation rate. The directly measured craze data and also the material parameters indirectly derived by the aid of the Dugdale model are related to those data which have been measured during continuous crack propagation under quasi-static tensile load. The spacings of the fatigue striations on the fracture surfaces are compared with the lengths of the craze zones.     

The composition of edible oils modifies β-sitosterol/γ-oryzanol oleogels. Part I: Stripped triglyceride oils

The role of the fatty acid (FA) composition of triglycerides (TAGs) on sterol/sterol ester oleogels has been studied. Minor oil components of three vegetable oils with varying degrees of unsaturation (iodine values, IV) were removed. Typical oil quality parameters were determined before and after the treatment, and oleogels were produced using all six oils. Characteristic gel properties such as transition temperatures, mechanical properties and microstructure were tested. The results were compared regarding the impact of IV and the stripping procedure. Minor components were essentially removed during stripping, resulting in significantly different oil properties such as peroxide value, free FA and viscosity. However, peroxides formed rapidly in stripped flaxseed oil. Gel–sol transition temperatures and enthalpies were higher in gels from untreated oils and decreased with IV in samples with stripped oils. In contrast, the sol–gel transition was suppressed due to minor oil components in untreated oils. The effect of IV on gel formation was much less and linked to a lower solvent viscosity in more unsaturated oils. Nevertheless, gel firmness was significantly higher in oleogels from untreated oils and decreased slightly with IV in stripped oils. That was associated with differences in the arrangement of network building blocks, which was confirmed using atomic force microscopy. This study showed that the FA composition of TAGs has a limited effect on oleogel properties compared to those of minor oil components. The next part of this study focuses on modifying oleogel properties by adding selected minor components to stripped oils at varying concentrations.     

Multiple crazing at crack tips in PVC under plane strain conditions

The nature of the yield zone at the crack tip of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) pipe materials has been investigated. Microscopy studies employing a plasma etching technique reveal the presence of multiple crazes ahead of the crack tip in the interior of specimens of pure PVC, CaCO₃ filled PVC, and PVC pipe compound. The craze zone and the fracture toughness of blade-notched specimens are compared with those of fatigue pre-cracked specimens. Both types of specimens have similar fracture toughness values and form multiple crazes upon loading, suggesting that multiple crazing Is an intrinsic property of the material. The kinetics of craze initiation and the development of the multiple craze zones have also been explored.     

Fractographic and Fracture Mechanical Investigations of Refractories under Different Loading Conditions

Crack initiation and propagation have been investigated under tensile and shear loading in ceramically and carbon bonded refractories.A wedge splitting test procedure and a modified shear test have been applied.Test results have been used for material characterization especially with respect to brittleness.Furthermore a microscopic fractographic test procedure was developed and applied on fractured test specimens.In order to explain brittleness dependence on structure properties correlation of fractographic and fracture mechanical results has been evaluated.Frequently brittleness reduction is achieved by a lower amount of transgranular crack propagation associated with a strength decrease while maintaining specific fracture energy unchanged.Deviations from pure linear fracture mechanics increase with decreasing brittleness and contribute to specific fracture energy.Shear specimens may show two generations of cracks,a first one initiated by tensile loads （stable propagation） and a second one by shear loads （unstable propagation）.     

Effect of molecular weight on craze shape and fracture toughness in polycarbonate

The shape of the craze at the tip of a crack has been studied using optical microscopy on polycarbonates of various molecular weights at ?30°C. For all molecular weights studied the craze shape was well approximated by the Dugdale plastic zone model and this model was used to calculate the craze stress and the release rate in plane strain. It was found that the craze dimensions, the craze stress and the strain energy release rate in plane strain all increased with increasing molecular weight. Fracture of macroscopic specimens showed a mixed mode fracture in all molecular weights. By studying the effect of thickness the strain energy release rate in plane strain was calculated for various molecular weights. Agreement was found between these values and those determined from the craze shape measurements. The overall strain energy release rate, the strain energy release rate in plane strain and the contributions from the plane stress mode increased with increasing molecular weight.     

Crazing and acoustic emission in poly(methyl methacrylate)/acetone and polystyrene/methanol systems

Craze initiation and growth in the poly(methyl methacrylate)/acetone and polystyrene/methanol systems was studied using photographic and acoustic emission techniques. The poly(methyl methacrylate) system was the only one that produced detectable acoustic emission; however, it was found that craze initiation occurs predominantly in the first half of a sample's lifetime while acoustic emission is detected predominantly in the second half. The detected acoustic emission in the poly(methyl methacrylate) system is believed to be due to the rupture of craze fibrils. Craze initiation in both polymer systems was found to be dependent on stress and time with higher stresses initiating more crazes at earlier times. Although the craze growth rate in both systems exhibited extreme variability, the average growth rate tended to increase with craze size and applied stress. In the poly(methyl methacrylate) system, craze velocity was independent of time but in the polystyrene system it decreased with time. None of the existing craze growth theories were capable of explaining these results.     

Physical and Chemical Characterizations of Normal and High-Oleic Oils from Nine Commercial Cultivars of Peanut

Density and viscosity data as a function of temperature (5–100 °C) were collected for oils (normal and high-oleic) from nine cultivars of peanut. Density decreased linearly (R ² ≥ 0.99) with increasing temperature for all oils, whereas viscosity (dynamic or kinematic) decreased exponentially with increasing temperature. At any particular temperature, dynamic viscosity increased linearly (R ² ≥ 0.95) with decreasing oil density among the various oils. Slopes of the linear fits (with units of kinematic viscosity) for dynamic viscosity versus density plots decreased in an exponential fashion as the measurement temperature decreased. High-oleic oils had both the lowest densities and highest viscosities, with viscosity differences being most apparent at cooler temperatures. Increasing contents of oleic acid, decreasing contents of linoleic acid, and decreasing contents of palmitic acid were each associated with decreased density and increased viscosity among the oils. Two of the three high-oleic oils had the significantly (p < 0.05) highest content of total tocopherols, while the other high-oleic oil was statistically grouped with the oils having the 2nd highest total tocopherol content. This suggests a link between increased total tocopherols and high-oleic peanut oils; however, no obvious linear correlations were observed in tocopherol content and oil physical properties (density or viscosity). The use of trade names in this publication does not imply endorsement by the United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service.     

Stress analysis around a three-dimensional craze in glassy polymers

Stress analysis around a three-dimensional craze and a three-dimensional craze containing a penny-shaped crack has been made. The craze is treated as a transversely isotropic, oblate spheroid embedded in an isotropic glassy polymer. The craze is assumed to consist of primary fibrils and cross-tie fibrils, such that a penny-shaped crack may form at the central regime of the craze. The craze surface stress, the stress field near the craze tip outside the craze region, and the stress intensity factor in the crack tip are determined by using Eshelby's equivalent inclusion method. Numerical values of the fracture toughness and the stress needed to sever a craze fibril at the crack tip are calculated and the results appear to be in good agreement with the data given in the literature.     

Surface morphology of polystyrene fractured in liquids

Polystyrene test pieces broken by flexure in the presence of n-propanol and other alcohols have been examined by scanning electron microscopy. Two regions on the fracture surface are observed; a narrow band near to the tension surface corresponds to fracture through a solvent craze, but the remainder of the surface is identical to fracture surfaces produced in air. The solvent-crazed region has a cellular structure decreasing in scale toward the tip of the craze. An explanation of these features is offered in terms of the changing conditions of stress and solvent content ahead of the growing craze.     

An approach to yielding and toughness in rubber-modified thermoplastics

An interpretation of yielding and fracture of rubber-toughened polymers is attempted, considering the fracture mechanics behavior of the matrices, with the rubber particles as stress-intensification sites. The fit of effective tensile yield stresses of composites vs. particle radii defines a stress-intensity factor K_Yc for craze yielding much smaller than the classical fracture factor K_c, values are found for polystyrene and poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile)-based polymers. These factors are considered characteristic for craze initiation and propagation in the matrices, while K_c, in turn, would include also the craze-crack transformation contribution. K_Yc appears independent of the rubbery-phase volume fraction and characteristics, but two different values are found and discussed for poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile)-based materials in two different particle-size ranges. A similar treatment on notched specimens' yield stress indicates the presence of a maximum in different radius ranges for polystyrene and poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) matrices, with higher values than their breakdown stresses. This stress increment is in relation to the minimum particle size inducing and still stabilizing crazes and preventing crack formation. This maximum seems to control the reinforcing extent of the polymer matrix conditioning the Izod fracture initiation energy.     

Molecular weight dependence of the fracture toughness of glassy polymers arising from crack propagation through a craze

We investigate criteria for craze failure at a crack tip and the dependence of craze failure on the molecular weight of the polymer. Our micromechanics model is based on the presence of cross-tie fibrils in the craze microstructure. These cross-tie fibrils give the craze some small lateral load bearing capacity so that they can transfer stress between the main fibrils. This load transfer mechanism allows the normal stress on the fibrils directly ahead of the crack tip in the center of the craze to reach the breaking stress of the polymer chains. We solve for stress field near the crack trip and use it to relate craze failure to the external loading and microstructural quantities such as the craze widening (drawing) stress, the fibril spacing, the molecular weight, and the force to break a single polymer chain. The relationship between energy flow to the crack tip due to external loading and the work of local fracture by fibril breakdown is also obtained. Our analysis shows that the normal stress acting on the fibrils at the crack tip increases linearly as the square root of the craze thickness, assuming that the normal stress distribution is uniform and is equal to the drawing stress acting on the craze-bulk interface. The critical crack opening displacement, and hence the fracture toghness is shown to be proportional to [1–(M_e/qM_n)]², where M_e is the entanglement molecular weight, M_n is the number average molecular weight of polymer before crazing, and q is the fraction of entangled strands that do not undergo chain scission in forming the craze.     

Tensile deformation and failure processes of amine-cured epoxies

Evidence is reviewed for the occurrence of microscopic flow under tensile loads in a variety of amine-cured epoxies. The nature of the deformation and failure processes involved in these flow processes are discussed. The slow-crack growth fracture topographies of these epoxies, fractured as a function of temperature and strain-rate, are reviewed, and consist of a rough initiation region, that can contain microvoids and/or fractured fibrils, surrounded by a smooth temperature and strain-rate dependent region. These topographical features are explained by initial course craze formation followed by crack propagation through the craze midrib. The crack then imposes a higher stress field on the craze tip which produces a small plastic zone that results in a smooth fracture topography. Fracture topographies also indicate that shear band propagation can occur in the fracture initiation process. The ductile mechanical response of many of these epoxies together with direct experimental observations from transmission electron microscopy and birefringence studies produce further evidence that flow can occur in these glasses. Both plastic, homogeneous and inhomogeneous deformations can occur. The inhomogeneous deformations can evolve into macroscopic shear bands. The ability of these crosslinked glasses to undergo microscopic flow is discussed in terms of (i) our understanding of their chemical and physical structure and (ii) covalent bond scission.     

Synthesis and mechanism analysis of a new oil soluble viscosity reducer for flow improvement of Chenping heavy oil

Oil soluble viscosity reducers have gradually attracted the attention of petrochemical research due to their cleanliness and high efficiency. Considering the high viscosity and non-Newtonian fluid properties of Chenping heavy oil found in China, a series of new oil soluble viscosity reducers with different proportions and molecular weights were prepared by free radical polymerization using octadecyl acrylate, 2-allylphenol and N-methylolacrylamide as monomers. The viscosity reducer was applied t...     

Influence of viscosity and capillary force on the relationship between crack toughness and crack velocity for an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene plastic in environmental stress cracking liquids

The dependence of crack propagation energy R of an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) resin on crack velocity was characterized in air and in several organic liquids. In the liquids an abrupt transition in R from a level like that in air down to a level characteristic of the liquid occurred with decreasing crack velocity. The velocity at the transition varied strongly with liquid viscosity. A simple model of each craze at the crack tip as a set of pipes through which liquid flows, driven by capillary force and retarded by viscous drag, serves to predict the transition velocity.     

The effect of liquid viscosity on sheared granular flows

This work investigates the effect of transport properties in sheared granular flows with adding different silicone oils. We performed a series of experiments in a shear cell device using 2-mm soda lime beads as the granular materials by adding little amount of different silicone oils. The viscosity of silicone oils added was changed in different tests. By particle tracking method, the velocities, the velocity fluctuations and the self-diffusion coefficients were measured and analyzed. It was found that for the granular system with adding the more viscous silicone oil, the system became less active due to the greater shear force and cohesive force, which resulted in the decrease of velocity fluctuations and diffusions. Three bi-directional stress gages were installed to the upper wall to measure the normal and shear stresses of the granular materials along the upper wall. Thus, the effective viscosities of the wet granular material systems could be evaluated. The dimensionless normal and shear stresses, and the effective viscosity in the wet sheared granular flow were found to decrease with the increase of the viscosity of the added silicone oil. The influence of the viscosity of added fluid on these transport properties of wet granular systems will be discussed.     

Oleic acid‐based poly(alkyl methacrylate) as bio‐based viscosity control additive for mineral and vegetable oils

This work described the design of an efficient oleic‐acid based viscosity control additive for lubricating oils as potential alternative to petroleum poly(alkyl)methacrylates (PAMAs) additives. Hence, Poly(2‐(methacryloyloxy)ethyl oleate) (PMAEO) was synthesized by free radical homopolymerization to afford a comb‐like polymer structure similar to common PAMAs. Then, in order to evaluate its efficiency as viscosity control additive, the resulting polymer was mixed at several concentrations from 1%wt to 10%wt with different oil compositions, including a mineral paraffinic oil (MPO) and an organic triglyceride oil (OTO). For all polymer‐solution blends, relative viscosities (RV) measurements showed that addition of PMAEO in MPO had a better contribution on oil viscosity at 100°C than at 20°C (RV = 1.16 at 40°C while RV = 1.25 for 3%wt of PMAEO in MPO). These results were attributed to the coil expansion of polymer chains with increasing temperature. Additionally, rheological studies showed that addition of 3%wt of PMAEO in MPO improved the MPO cold flow properties at ?30°C by decreasing the required yield stress to put the oil in motion from 310 mPa to 42 mPa. These results are in total accordance with the common viscosimetric properties of PAMAs‐based viscosity control additives at low and high temperature in mineral oils. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 59:E164–E170, 2019. © 2018 Society of Plastics Engineers