Michael Robinson
Mechanical characterisation of additively manufactured elastomeric structures for variable strain rate applications
Robinson, Michael; Soe, Shwe; Johnston, Richard; Adams, Rhosslyn; Hanna, Benjamin; Burek, Roy; McShane, Graham; Celeghini, Rafael; Alves, Marcilio; Theobald, Peter
Authors
Dr Shwe Soe Shwe.Soe@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Digital Manufacturing
Richard Johnston
Rhosslyn Adams
Benjamin Hanna
Roy Burek
Graham McShane
Rafael Celeghini
Marcilio Alves
Peter Theobald
Abstract
© 2019 Elsevier B.V. Additive manufacturing (AM) enables production of geometrically-complex elastomeric structures. The elastic recovery and strain-rate dependence of these materials means they are ideal for use in dynamic, repetitive mechanical loading. Their process-dependence, and the frequent emergence of new AM elastomers, commonly necessitates full material characterisation; however, accessing specialised equipment means this is often a time-consuming and expensive process. This work presents an innovative equi-biaxial rig that enables full characterisation via a conventional material testing machine (supplementing uni-axial tension and planar tension tests). Combined with stress relaxation data, this provides a novel route for hyperelastic material modelling with viscoelastic components. This approach was validated by recording the force-displacement and deformation histories from finite element modelling a honeycomb structure. These data compared favourably to experimental quasistatic and dynamic compression testing, validating this novel and convenient route for characterising complex elastomeric materials. Supported by data describing the potential for high build-quality production using an AM process with low barriers to entry, this study should serve to encourage greater exploitation of this emerging manufacturing process for fabricating elastomeric structures within industrial communities.
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Robinson, M., Soe, S., Johnston, R., Adams, R., Hanna, B., Burek, R., …Theobald, P. (2019). Mechanical characterisation of additively manufactured elastomeric structures for variable strain rate applications. Additive Manufacturing, 27, 398-407. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2019.03.022
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 23, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 25, 2019 |
Publication Date | May 1, 2019 |
Deposit Date | Aug 22, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 26, 2020 |
Journal | Additive Manufacturing |
Print ISSN | 2214-7810 |
Electronic ISSN | 2214-8604 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 27 |
Pages | 398-407 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2019.03.022 |
Keywords | Elastomeric polymer characterisation; Hyperelastic; High strain-rate FEA analysis; Cellular structures; Viscoelastic |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/2368000 |
Publisher URL | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2019.03.022 |
Related Public URLs | http://orca.cf.ac.uk/121122/ |
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