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| Title: |
Tomography and Simulation of Microstructure Evolution of a Closed-Cell Polymer Foam in Compression |
| Author: |
Daphalapurkar, N. P. Hanan, J. C. Phelps, N. B. Bale, H. Lu, H. |
| Appeared in: |
Mechanics of advanced materials & structures |
| Paging: | Volume 15 (2008) nr. 8 pages 594-611 |
| Year: |
2008-11 |
| Contents: |
Closed-cell foams in compression exhibit complex deformation characteristics that remain incompletely understood. In this paper the microstructural evolution of closed-cell polymethacrylimide foam was simulated in compression undergoing elastic, compaction, and densification stages. The three-dimensional microstructure of the foam is determined using Micro-Computed Tomography (μ-CT), and is converted to material points for simulations using the material point method (MPM). The properties of the cell-walls are determined from nanoindentation on the wall of the foam. MPM simulations captured the three stages of deformations in foam compression. Features of the microstructures from simulations are compared qualitatively with the in-situ observations of the foam under compression using μ-CT. The stress-strain curve simulated from MPM compares reasonably with the experimental results. Based on the results from μ-CT and MPM simulations, it was found that elastic buckling of cell-walls occurs even in the elastic regime of compression. Within the elastic region, less than 35% of the cell-wall material carries the majority of the compressive load. In the experiment, a shear band was observed as a result of collapse of cells in a weak zone. From this collapsed weak zone a compaction (collapse) wave was seen traveling which eventually lead to the collapse of the entire foam cell-structure. Overall, this methodology will allow prediction of material properties for microstructures driving the optimization of processing and performance in foam materials. |
| Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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