基于Voronoi随机模型的各向异性闭孔泡沫的弹性性能研究

基于Voronoi各向异性随机模型,通过引入Voronoi随机系数、壁厚随机度以及相对密度,讨论闭孔泡沫胞体分布的随机性、相对密度以及胞体壁厚的不均匀性对泡沫的弹性性能的影响,并将结果与理论预测结果以及实验值进行对比分析。结果表明,泡沫胞体的形状一定时,相对密度对弹性模量各向异性比、泊松比的影响很小,壁厚随机度的增加对弹性模量起减小作用,但对泡沫的弹性模量各向异性比以及泊松比的影响都很小;当泡沫形状各向异性比一定时,随机系数的增加会引起弹性模量、弹性模量各向异性比以及泊松比的减小。     

短纤维混杂增强PP复合泡沫材料的力学性能

将助剂预混与二次挤出工艺相结合制备含短纤维预发泡粒料, 并用型内二次发泡工艺制备了短炭纤维(SCF)、 短玻璃纤维(SGF)混杂增强聚丙烯(PP)复合泡沫材料。研究了在纤维总质量分数不变时, SCF与SGF的相对含量、 增强纤维与PP的界面性能及泡沫体的表观密度对PP复合泡沫材料的发泡效果和力学性能的影响。结果表明: SGF和SCF的同时加入能够改善PP的高温熔体强度, 获得孔径较小且均一的类球形的闭孔PP泡沫体。SGF和SCF混杂增强提高了PP复合泡沫材料的强度和模量, 且增强效果高于单一纤维, 当纤维总质量分数为15%, 且SGF ∶SCF为1 ∶1时(质量比), PP复合泡沫材料的抗弯强度和抗压强度最高, 而SGF ∶SCF为3 ∶1时, PP泡沫复合材料的冲击韧性和压缩模量达到最大值 。泡沫体的表观密度对PP复合泡沫材料的冲击韧性和抗压强度影响显著, 当表观密度从0.32g/cm3增至0.45g/cm3时, 冲击韧性和抗压强度分别从4.29kJ/m2和6.57MPa 提高到17.87kJ/m2和20.57MPa。      

短切玻璃纤维增强硬质聚氨酯的弹性模量

采用一步法制备玻纤增强硬质聚氨酯的复合材料(RPU).不同长径比的玻纤增强RPU的性能差异显著.长径比为40的玻纤表现出最优的增强性能.当玻纤用量为10%时,长径比为20、40和100的玻纤增强材料的弹性模量分别为9.39MPa、10.5 MPa和9.59MPa,其中长径比为40的玻纤增强材料的弹性模量比未增强的增加了55%,而长径比为20和100的玻纤增强分别为38.7%和41.7%;该材料增强的压缩弹性模量与拉伸弹性模量规律几乎一致.SEM图表明适宜长径比的纤维本身的拉伸强度对增强硬泡塑料的力学性能起到了重要作用.     

环氧树脂复合泡沫材料的压缩力学性能

对空心玻璃微珠填充环氧树脂复合泡沫材料进行了准静态压缩实验, 研究了材料的宏观压缩力学性能, 并提出了弹性模量和屈服强度的预测公式。此外, 对压缩试件的断口进行了宏、细观观察, 研究了材料的压缩破坏机理。结果表明, 复合泡沫材料在压缩过程中, 具有普通泡沫材料的应力-应变曲线的典型特征, 在应变为2 %左右时材料发生屈服, 在应变大于30 %后发生破坏。此外, 材料的杨氏模量和强度均随密度的减小而下降, 预测公式给出的结果与实验值基本一致。压缩试件断口的宏、细观观察表明, 复合泡沫材料主要的破坏形式为剪切引起的弹塑性破坏。      

考虑界面的空心玻璃微珠/环氧树脂复合泡沫材料的力学性能仿真分析

建立了空心玻璃微珠随机分布的环氧树脂复合泡沫材料代表体元模型,采用内聚力单元模拟界面。研究了玻璃微珠相对壁厚、体积分数对复合泡沫材料应力-应变曲线和屈服强度的影响,分析了空心玻璃微珠相对壁厚不同时,复合材料中的应力分布差异;还研究了界面强度对复合泡沫材料强度和应力分布的影响。研究表明,考虑界面时的数值模拟结果与相关文献的实验数据较为符合。玻璃微珠相对壁厚存在一个约为0.06的临界值,当相对壁厚小于临界值时,复合材料的屈服强度随微珠含量增加而减小;反之,则随微珠含量增加而增加。微珠相对壁厚不同,复合材料中的应力分布差异较大。界面对复合材料强度和应力分布具有重要影响,复合材料屈服强度与弱界面含量基本呈线性相关,界面弱化会使得微珠周围基体的应力分布规律变化较大。     

相对密度对泡沫铝力学性能和能量吸收性能的影响

对不同相对密度的两种胞孔结构--开孔和闭孔泡沫铝进行了单轴压缩试验,研究了相对密度对泡沫铝力学性能和能量吸收性能的影响.结果表明:随着相对密度的增大,泡沫铝的屈服强度与流动应力也相应增加,通过对本实验结果进行拟合,得出泡沫铝的屈服强度与相对密度的关系式.泡沫铝材料吸收的能量随着应变量的增大而增加,在相同应变量下,高密度开孔泡沫铝的吸收能比低密度闭孔材料多.吸能效率反映材料本身的一种属性,高的理想吸能效率表明泡沫铝是一种优良的吸能材料.     

基于多尺度模型的复合材料层合板性能预测

运用均匀化理论与有限元相结合的方法,预测了风机叶片复合材料层合板的性能。将复合材料层合板内部结构分为宏观、细观和纳观3个层次,建立了复合材料层合板的多尺度模型。通过3次均匀化方法,并编写APDL程序输入商业软件ANSYS,预测材料各参数(碳纳米管体积分数、长径比、弹性模量,纳米薄层体积分数、弹性模量)对复合材料层合板性能的影响。结果表明,当分别增大碳纳米管体积分数、长径比、弹性模量以及纳米薄层体积分数、弹性模量时,风机叶片复合材料层合板的性能均能得到提高。同时表明加入一定量的碳纳米管可以适当提高复合材料层合板的性能。实验结果对风机叶片复合材料的制备有一定的指导作用。     

泡沫材料微结构设计与弹性性能分析

采用球填充算法对两组真实泡沫材料微结构进行模型拟合,分别获得基于Laguerre模型的各向异性开孔泡沫材料与各向同性闭孔泡沫材料的微结构;同时结合Laguerre算法编程与有限元软件ABAQUS,开发了泡沫材料微结构的仿真软件VirtualTPS。最后讨论了低密度范围内,不同胞体体积变异系数与基体相对密度对泡沫结构相对弹性模量的影响,其数值分析结果表明,泡沫材料的相对弹性模量随体积变异系数变化较小,与相对密度呈幂指数关系。     

漂珠聚氨酯复合泡沫力学特性及本构模型研究

以粉煤灰漂珠为主要组分的复合泡沫具有较高的比强度和比吸能,在轻质抗冲击结构设计和缓冲防护领域极具应用潜力。然而,漂珠尺寸和增强相等因素对材料力学性能和行为的影响机制尚不清楚,且当前研究尚未构建该类复合泡沫的力学模型,不利于开展结构设计中材料选型和数值仿真等工作。为此,该研究针对漂珠尺寸和蜂窝铝增强相对复合泡沫的力学性能和变形行为的影响规律进行系列准静态压缩实验研究,在此基础上采用Avalle理论构建该复合泡沫的力学模型。结果表明:①当相对密度小于0.29时,漂珠尺寸对复合泡沫的力学性能几乎没有影响;当相对密度大于0.29时,漂珠尺寸对复合泡沫力学性能的影响随密度的增大而增大;②对于含增强相的复合泡沫,含小尺寸漂珠的复合泡沫力学性能有明显提高,铝蜂窝的额外增强效果对包含小尺寸漂珠的复合泡沫更为明显,该增强机制主要是将材料的初始失效模式由剪切转变为轴向压溃;③使用Avalle理论构建的本构模型,其应力平台阶段和能量耗散特性的拟合与实验结果一致,可较为准确地预测该材料的基本力学性能。该研究可为粉煤灰的综合利用及其复合泡沫在轻质抗冲击结构设计中的应用提供理论参考和基本预测模型。     

浸泡腐蚀对玻璃纤维-空心玻璃微珠/环氧树脂复合泡沫材料弯曲性能的影响

制备了不同纤维质量分数的玻璃纤维-空心玻璃微珠/环氧树脂复合泡沫材料。通过三点弯曲试验研究了纤维质量分数对复合泡沫材料力学性能的影响。将复合泡沫材料试件置于蒸馏水和海水中浸泡,研究了浸泡腐蚀对试件弯曲性能的影响,并结合扫描电镜照片分析其原因。研究表明:纤维质量分数越高,玻璃纤维-空心玻璃微珠/环氧树脂复合泡沫材料的吸湿率越大,且在蒸馏水中的吸湿率较海水中的更大。试件的弯曲强度随纤维质量分数增加而增大,当纤维质量分数为10%时达到最大,比未添加纤维的试件增强了51%,之后则随纤维质量分数增加逐渐降低。浸泡腐蚀降低了试件的弯曲性能,其中海水浸泡后的试件弯曲性能最低。玻璃纤维-空心玻璃微珠/环氧树脂复合泡沫材料弯曲强度降低的直接原因是浸泡腐蚀使得部分玻璃微珠和玻璃纤维与环氧树脂基体间的界面层受到破坏。     

Fiber-reinforced composite foam from expandable PVC microspheres

The properties of composite foam based on PVC expandable microspheres reinforced with continuous aramid fibers are described. The foam was fabricated by infiltrating low-density non-woven fiber webbing with PVC microspheres. The assembly was subsequently heated to expand the foam. The resulting composite foam consisted of 10 wt% aramid fibers and had a density of 100 kg/m³. Mechanical properties, crack propagation, and microstructure of composite foams were evaluated and compared with properties of similar unreinforced foam and with commercial PVC foam of comparable density. The influence of fiber concentration, fiber architecture and bonding was investigated also. Properties were measured in tension, shear, compression, and flexure using standard ASTM test methods. The composite foam performance equaled or surpassed the performance of most thermoplastic foams commercially available. The tensile strength and modulus of the composite foam increased by factors of 6 and 8, respectively, and the shear strength and modulus increased by factors of 1.8 and 2.4. The composite foam also exhibited improved strain energy density and damage tolerance, and reduced notch sensitivity.     

高温处理后闭孔泡沫铝压缩性能及变形机理

目的 探究温度和孔隙率对闭孔泡沫铝材料压缩力学性能和变形机理的影响。方法 将孔隙率为84.3%～87.3%的泡沫铝试件在温度25～700 ℃内进行加热处理,对处理后的试样开展准静态压缩实验。结果 在准静态压缩条件下,闭孔泡沫铝材料在不同温度加热处理后的压缩应力–应变曲线均经历了3个阶段:弹性阶段、塑性平台阶段和密实阶段。孔隙率从87.3%减小到84.3%时,其弹性模量增大了44.4 MPa,屈服强度增大了0.39 MPa,平台应力增大了0.94 MPa。孔隙率为84.3%的泡沫铝,在25 ℃时,其弹性模量为141.4 MPa、屈服强度为4.25 MPa、平台应力为4.75 MPa;当加热温度为500 ℃时,弹性模量减小到了128.0 MPa、屈服强度减小到了4.22 MPa、平台应力减小到了4.51 MPa。结论 泡沫铝的弹性模量、抗压屈服强度和平台应力均随孔隙率的增加而减小;加热温度低于500 ℃以下时,泡沫铝材料力学性能变化很小,但屈服强度和弹性模量均小幅度降低;在压缩载荷下,泡沫铝的变形破坏模式呈现出先从试件铝基体较薄弱部分产生孔壁塑性变形、孔洞坍塌,并逐渐出现断裂压缩带,直至泡沫铝孔洞完全坍塌密实。     

微孔结构对PMI泡沫准静态压缩性能的影响

基于BBC点集建立了聚甲基丙烯酰亚胺(PMI)闭孔泡沫的Kelvin十四面体模型和Laguerre模型,并采用有限元方法研究了其在准静态载荷作用下的压缩性能。分析了孔径大小、泡孔体积离散系数对压缩弹性模量、初始峰值应力和能量吸收能力的影响。结果表明:Kelvin十四面体模型可以较好地预测PMI泡沫的压缩弹性模量和峰值应力;在相同相对密度条件下,小孔径泡沫的初始峰值应力和能量吸收能力均高于大孔径泡沫,而压缩弹性模量则低于大孔径泡沫;随着泡孔体积离散系数的增大,闭孔PMI泡沫压缩弹性模量、初始峰值应力和能量吸收能力均减小。     

Laguerre tessellations for elastic stiffness simulations of closed foams with strongly varying cell sizes

The dependency of the elastic stiffness, i.e., Young’s modulus, of isotropic closed-cell foams on the cell size variation is studied by microstructural simulation. For this purpose, we use random Laguerre tessellations which, unlike classical Voronoi models, allow to generate model foams with strongly varying cell sizes. The elastic stiffness of the model realizations is computed by micro finite element analysis using shell elements. The main result is a moderate decrease of the effective elastic stiffness for increasing cell size variations if the solid volume fraction is assumed to be constant.     

Effect of Cell Morphology and Heat Treatment on Compressive Properties of Aluminum Foams

In this article, the compressive behavior and anisotropy of both open- and closed-cell aluminum foams under different heat treatments were examined. For the closed-cell A356/SiCp foam, due to the age-hardening effect, the yield strength of the heat-treated specimens was found to be more than 200% of that of the as-cast specimens. The yield strength of the foam in the transverse direction was however only slightly higher than that in the longitudinal direction, which may be related to the relatively spherical cell structure of the foam. For open-cell Al6061 foams, heat treatment results in a significant increase in yield strength and also changes the failure mode from ductile to brittle. The open-cell foam further demonstrates a strong anisotropy. The causes of such phenomena are discussed in the article.     

Compressive mechanical properties of closed-cell aluminum foam–polymer composites

The compressive mechanical properties of two kinds of closed-cell aluminum foam–polymer composites (aluminum–epoxy, aluminum–polyurethane) were studied. The nonhomogeneous deformation features of the composites are presented based on the deformation distributions measured by the digital image correlation (DIC) method. The strain fluctuations rapidly grow with an increase in the compressive load. The uneven level of the deformation for the aluminum–polyurethane composite is lower than that for the aluminum–epoxy composite. The region of the preferentially fractured aluminum cell wall can be predicted by the strain distributions in two directions. The mechanical properties of the composites are investigated and compared to those of the aluminum foams. The enhancement effect of the epoxy resin on the Young’s modulus, the Poisson’s ratio and the compressive strength of the aluminum foams is greater than that of the polyurethane resin.     

Compressive behaviour of open cell Al–Al2O3 composite foams fabricated by sintering and dissolution process

Abstract

The sintering and dissolution process (SDP) was used to produce the fine open cell Al–Al₂O₃ composite and pure Al foams with the relative density of 0·25–0·40 and the pore size of 112–400 μm. The composite foam exhibited much higher yield strength and Young's modulus than the pure Al foam, and thus had an elevated plateau stress. Moreover, the composite foam showed a unique dependence of the compression stress on the pore size, i.e. it increased with increasing pore size, which was quite different from that for the common metal foams.     

Hybrid carbon fiber composite lattice truss structures

Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite sandwich panels with hybrid foam filled CFRP pyramidal lattice cores have been assembled from linear carbon fiber braids and Divinycell H250 polymer foam trapezoids. These have been stitched to 3D woven carbon fiber face sheets and infused with an epoxy resin using a vacuum assisted resin transfer molding process. Sandwich panels with carbon fiber composite truss volumes of 1.5–17.5% of the core volume have been fabricated, and the through-thickness compressive strength and modulus measured, and compared with micromechanical models that establish the relationships between the mechanical properties of the core, its topology and the mechanical properties of the truss and foam. The through thickness modulus and strength of the hybrid cores is found to increase with increasing truss core volume fraction. However, the lattice strength saturates at high CFRP truss volume fraction as the proportion of the truss material contained in the nodes increases. The use of linear carbon fiber braids is shown to facilitate the simpler fabrication of hybrid CFRP structures compared to previously described approaches. Their specific strength, moduli and energy absorption is found to be comparable to those made by alternative approaches.