Author:
Carnegie Craig R.,Beaumont Richard,Dashwood Richard,Hughes Darren J.
Abstract
Synchrotron radiation at the ESRF was used to scan an uninterrupted uniaxial compression test of Expanded Polypropylene samples sourced from two automotive component suppliers. The samples, nominally 80 kg.m-3 were compressed at a constant quasi-static rate of 10 μm.s-1, avoiding an interrupted, stop-start approach that has previously been adopted for scanning cellular solids.