不同天然胶乳含量乳胶海绵的热氧老化行为

采用加速热空气老化的方法将2种不同天然胶乳含量的乳胶海绵（80 NR和0 NR）置于100℃条件下,通过黄度指数、白度指数、交联密度和压陷硬度等性能指标考察了其热氧老化行为,探讨了材料的热空气老化规律。结果表明,在老化过程中乳胶海绵80 NR的黄度指数始终大于0 NR,而白度指数始终小于后者。80 NR的交联密度始终要大于0 NR,所以该乳胶海绵更容易发生分子链的断裂和交联反应。80 NR的压陷硬度受老化时间的影响较明显,且会出现在较短时间内压陷硬度急剧增大的现象;0 NR的压陷硬度与老化时间呈线性相关且增幅较小。乳胶海绵0 NR的耐老化性能要优于80 NR。     

蜜氨基聚脲多元醇对聚氨酯泡沫性能的影响

以自制蜜氨基聚脲多元醇为主要原料制备高回弹聚氨酯软泡,研究蜜氨基聚脲多元醇对泡沫的开孔率、密度、回弹率、压陷硬度、水平燃烧速率和氧指数等方面的影响。三聚氰胺聚脲多元醇为其泡沫提供了优良的泡沫压陷硬度和阻燃性。玻璃化温度和热解温度测试值表明蜜氨基聚脲多元醇为其泡沫提供了优异的热稳定性。     

全水发泡中高密度超软聚氨酯泡沫的制备

采用软化剂与降低TDI指数相结合的方法制备了中等密度的超软聚氨酯泡沫,泡沫性能和当前的软化剂与二氯甲烷结合体系的相当。使用自制聚醚多元醇,全水发泡,制备了高密度超软PU泡沫,25％压陷硬度25～38N,65％／25％压陷比大于2．8。     

PIPA多元醇制备软质PU泡沫

将自制的PIPA多元醇用于发泡,对其进行各种性能测试,结果发现:用PIPA多元醇制备的泡沫,对泡沫的密度、回弹率、压陷硬度等性能都有不同程度的影响;在同样配方条件下,相对于不含PIPA多元醇的试样泡沫,有着更好的力学性能;高固含量PIPA多元醇泡沫相对于POP多元醇泡沫,具有更好的压陷硬度、回弹率、拉伸强度、伸长率以及撕裂强度等机械性能。     

全水低密度超柔软块状聚氨酯软泡技术研究

通过降低TDI指数的方法,全水发泡,制备了低密度超柔软聚氨酯泡沫,制得的密度为17～19kg／m^3的泡沫,25％压陷硬度小于50N。对泡沫制备过程的各种影响因素及影响泡沫性能的因素进行了详细的讨论。     

加捻植物纤维增强聚氨酯复合材料的力学特性与疲劳性能

采用多维植筋法制备了软质聚氨酯泡沫/加捻植物纤维（FPUF/TPF）复合材料,研究了植筋方向、TPF毛羽率及植筋体积分数对FPUF/TPF结合界面、力学性能、耐疲劳性能的影响。结果表明,植筋后复合材料的力学性能及耐疲劳性能均有所提升,植筋体积分数在0.35 %~0.7 %之间时,复合材料能在保证轻质的前提下得到较好的性能增强。植筋后力学性能的增强表现为压陷硬度提升,最高可提升89.69 %;压陷比普遍提高,最高达3.56,提升了37.98 %,支撑性能得到提升;横向植筋样品的滞后损失率普遍降低,作为垫材时样品舒适感提升;纵向植筋样品的滞后损失率普遍升高,缓冲性能有所提升。植筋后复合材料耐疲劳性能的增强表现为抗蠕变抗变形能力提升,长时间使用后变形更小;40 %压陷硬度损失率最低为11.01 %,降低了38.59 %,植筋后的循环次数最高可达空白样品（FPUF）的4.1倍;压缩永久变形率较空白样品降低29.63 %。同时对比发现,横向植筋样品的结合界面优于纵向植筋,毛羽较少的TPF与聚氨酯的界面性能较好,过多的毛羽会一定程度上影响泡孔大小和形态。     

环境友好型阻燃高回弹聚氨酯软泡性能

开发环境友好型聚氨酯是目前聚氨酯（polyurethane,PU）泡沫塑料领域的热点课题。在PU中引入大豆分离蛋白质（soy protein isolate,SPI）,采用阻燃聚醚制备了环境友好型阻燃高回弹聚氨酯软泡。研究了SPI的不同添加方式及用量对聚氨酯软泡物理、力学、阻燃和生物降解性能的影响。结果表明,SPI以添加的方式而不是替代聚醚的方式加入软泡性能更好;少量添加SPI可以提高PU软泡的开孔率、密度、压陷硬度、舒适因子、回弹率和断裂伸长率,对压缩永久变形率、拉伸强度和极限氧指数影响不大。SPI改变了PU的硬段结构,可以有效促进聚氨酯泡沫的生物降解。     

格构腹板增强泡沫夹芯复合材料梁准静态压陷试验

采用真空导入成型工艺,制备以聚氨酯泡沫为芯材,以玻璃纤维增强复合材料为面板和格构腹板的双向格构腹板增强泡沫夹芯复合材料梁。对普通泡沫夹芯梁和格构腹板增强泡沫夹芯梁进行准静态压陷性能测试并进行对比分析。结果表明:格构腹板增强泡沫夹芯梁相对于普通泡沫夹芯梁,其抗压陷能力得到了显著提升,通过理论推导得出格构腹板增强泡沫夹芯复合材料梁准静态压陷表达式,并且与试验进行对比,结果较吻合。     

蓖麻油聚醚多元醇在聚氨酯软泡中的应用

利用双金属催化剂(DMC)制备了相对分子质量在2000～5600之间的聚氨酯(PU)软泡用蓖麻油聚醚多元醇,并通过发泡实验与常用软泡聚醚多元醇H-330进行了性能比较。结果表明,相对分子质量2000的蓖麻油聚醚多元醇制备的泡沫拉伸强度、伸长率和压陷硬度等均优于H-330聚醚,表明蓖麻油聚醚多元醇完全可以取代普通聚醚多元醇用于普通软泡生产。     

基于大豆蛋白的高回弹聚氨酯泡沫塑料的制备及性能研究

以大豆分离蛋白、高活性聚醚、聚合物多元醇、交联剂、发泡剂、泡沫稳定剂和混合异氰酸酯为原料,自由发泡、常温熟化制备了大豆蛋白基高回弹聚氨酯软泡。研究了大豆蛋白质(SPI)对聚氨酯泡沫物理性能、力学性能、孔结构和热性能的影响。结果表明:SPI添加量对泡沫物理和力学性能影响最大。随着SPI含量增加,泡沫的密度、尺寸稳定性提高,压陷硬度和舒适因子提高增大;回弹率下降,断裂伸长率减小,而拉伸强度先增大后减小。SPI能够提高聚氨酯的热稳定性,但最好低于150℃使用。     

Hertzian Ring Crack Initiation in Hot-Pressed Silicon Carbides

The use of Hertzian indentation to measure ring crack initiation force (RCIF) distributions in four hot-pressed silicon carbide (SiC) ceramics is described. Three diamond indenter diameters were used with each SiC; the RCIF in each test was identified with the aid of an acoustic emission system; and two-parameter Weibull RCIF distributions were determined for all 12 combinations. RCIF testing was found to be an effective discriminator of contact damage initiation and response. It consistently produced the same ranking of RCIF between the four SiCs, with all three different indenter diameters, which is noteworthy because Knoop hardness and fracture toughness measurements were only subtly different or equivalent for the four SiCs. However, because RCIF, like hardness, is a characteristic response of a target material to an applied indentation condition (e.g., a function of indenter diameter) and not a material property, the implications and possible limitations should be acknowledged when using RCIF to discriminate the target material response.     

准静态压痕作用下复合材料层合板损伤阻抗与损伤容限实验研究

参照标准实验方法,开展了复合材料层合板对准静态压痕力的损伤阻抗和损伤容限实验研究,获取了接触力、压痕深度、压头位移等实验数据,并对含静压痕损伤层合板进行了剩余压缩强度试验。研究了压痕深度-接触力与剩余压缩强度-压痕深度的变化关系,并讨论了准静态压痕过程中的损伤演变过程和层合板的压缩破坏模式。结果表明:当层合板表面出现目视勉强可见压痕时,初始损伤发生,压痕深度随接触力增大而明显增大,同时剩余压缩强度随压痕深度增加而明显降低;当达到最大接触力时,层合板失去承载能力,背面可看到大量纤维断裂。对于含静压痕损伤的层合板,压缩破坏模式为贯穿损伤区域的层合板断裂。     

Effect of vegetable‐based polyols in unimodal glass‐transition polyurethane slabstock viscoelastic foams and some guidance for the control of their structure–property behavior. II

Building on the dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) characterization of the viscoelastic (VE) foam materials discussed in part I of this two‐part sequential series of articles, in this second part, we provide further information on the general physical properties of many of the same soy polyol and castor‐oil VE foams. In particular, the tensile, tear, elongation, indentation force deflection, support factor, compression set, hysteresis and ball‐rebound (resilience), and density properties are addressed in this article. The air flow and force buildup after compression deformation are also considered. Particular attention is also given to noting the degree of correlation of ball‐rebound behavior to that of the DMA damping data provided in part I. We concluded that when all of the properties of these vegetable‐based VE foams were taken as a whole, they had acceptable structure–property behaviors for VE applications, although certainly, the formulations could undoubtedly be further fine‐tuned for additional optimization. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011     

Mechanical properties of zirconia composite ceramics

Composite materials based on 8 wt% yttria partially stabilized zirconia, with additions of gadolinium zirconate, lanthanum lithium hexaaluminate, yttrium aluminum garnet and strontium zirconate were characterized. Samples were fabricated by hot-press sintering at 1550 °C. The effect of the secondary phase content on the mechanical properties of the composites was evaluated. Hardness, elastic modulus and fracture toughness of the fabricated composites were determined by means of depth-sensitive indentation testing. The fracture toughness of the samples as determined by the indentation method was found to increase with increasing YSZ content, reaching 3 MPa·m^0.5 for samples with 80 wt% YSZ. The fracture toughness appeared to be affected by thermal expansion coefficient mismatch, crack bridging and crack deflection.     

Comparison of tensile and compressive characteristics of intra/interply hybrid laminates reinforced high‐density flexible foam composites

The current study focused on fabrication and mechanical evaluation of intra/interply hybrid laminates – reinforced high‐density flexible foam composites. The effects of composite thickness and expansion factor on the tensile and compressive characterization of the hybrid ‐ laminated composites were experimentally investigated. Double face sheets were made of high‐strength intra/interply hybrid laminates containing recycled Kevlar nonwovens and glass woven fabric. The results revealed that the hybrid laminates face sheet apparently promoted the tensile strength and tear resistance of the high ‐ density flexible polyurethane foam. Tearing resistance in perpendicular direction exceeded more than twice the value in parallel direction. In terms of dynamic cushioning properties, cushioning force increased with the increase in composite thickness and the decrease in expansion factor , whereas the cushioning capacity loss, however, showed a different trend with the variation of the parameters. Most samples buffered more than 95% incident force under dynamic loading. Composite thickness and expansion factor exhibited significant influence on compression and indentation properties, including hardness, initial hardness factor , and indentation modulus. Except the composites with 10 mm thickness, the intra/interply hybrid laminated composites exhibited hysteresis loss of indentation force deflection ranging from approximately 30 to 38%, which was due to the fiber and thermal bonding point failure of hybrid laminates as unrecoverable damage. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 41438.     

Effects of water molecules on tribological behavior and property measurements in nano-indentation processes - a numerical analysis

Nano/micro-manufacturing under wet condition is an important consideration for various tool-based processes such as indentation, scratching, and machining. The existence of liquids adds complexity to the system, changes the tool/work interfacial condition, and affects material behaviors. For indentation, it may also affect material property measurements. However, little effort has been made to study this challenging issue at nano- or atomistic scale. In this study, we tackle this challenge by investigating nano-indentation processes submerged in water using the molecular dynamics (MD) simulation approach. Compared with dry indentation in which no water molecules are present, the existence of water molecules causes the increase of indentation force in initial penetration, but the decrease of indentation force in full penetration. It also reduces the sticking phenomenon between the work and tool atoms during indenter retraction, such that the indentation geometry can be better retained. Meanwhile, nano-indentation under wet condition exhibits the indentation size effect, while dry nano-indentation exhibits the reverse indentation size effect. The existence of water leads to higher computed hardness values at low indentation loads and a smaller value of Young''s modulus. In addition, the friction along the tool/work interface is significantly reduced under wet indentation.     

An Investigation of Low Velocity Impact Properties of Rotationally Molded Skin–Foam–Skin Sandwich Structure

In this study, the low velocity impact properties of rotationally molded skin–foam–skin sandwich structures were investigated experimentally since there is a need for a greater understanding of the impact behavior of these composites in service to extend the range of their applications. Polyethylene rotationally molded sandwich structures were manufactured at various skin and core layer thickness combinations and tested using an instrumented low velocity drop weight impact testing machine at 20–100 J impact energy levels, at room temperature. This allowed the identification of the impact response, failure mode, and the effects of the skin and core layer thickness on impact resistance. Force–deflection curves, maximum force, contact time, maximum deflection versus impact energy curves were analyzed. Samples were seen to fail due to the indentation dart piercing the upper and lower skins, with crushing and consolidation seen in the core foamed layer. Delamination at the core/skin interface was not observed. It was found that fracture initiates from the lower skin and then continues to grow to the upper skin via the foamed core layer. The impact resistance was noted to increase with increasing skin and core layer thickness; though an increase in skin layer thickness had a greater contribution than an increase in the core layer thickness. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 60: 387–397, 2019. © 2019 Society of Plastics Engineers     

Point load-induced fracture behavior in zirconia plasma spray coating

Heat-resistant coatings prepared by two different spraying methods: atmospheric pressure plasma spraying (APS) and high-pressure plasma spraying (HPPS), were tested using tungsten carbide indenters of different diameters, for the purpose of proposing the best suited method of indentation testing. It was found that with the APS method, the indentation load–depth curve gave the indentation depth and the residual depth smaller than and the yield stress greater than those with the HPPS. On the basis of fracture morphology in the cross-section, it has been conjectured that the APS coating has greater elastic modulus than the HPPS coating, and exhibits high strength exceeding debonding force between bond coat and top coat.     

Using Hertzian Indentation to Understand the Strength and Ballistic Resistance of Silicon Carbide

This article presents an initial evaluation of the usefulness of spherical or Hertzian indentation for the determination and/or validation of constitutive models and for a potential link to ballistic resistance (interface defeat). Recent advancements in producing more confident elevated stress levels in Hertzian indentation make the usefulness of this test much more feasible. There are very few experimental techniques that can produce the high stresses, strains, and pressures produced in Hertzian indentation tests. Additionally, they are also relatively simple, repeatable, timely, and inexpensive. There is still the disadvantage that the stresses, strains, and pressures are not explicit outputs of the experiments requiring the constitutive response to be inferred by performing computations and comparing the computed force–deflection results to the experiment. Preliminary results indicate that Hertzian indentation can be used to help define the constitutive response but it is still uncertain if it can be used to rank a ceramic's ability to produce interface defeat.