Affiliation:
1. Institute of Applied Mechanics, National Taiwan University, 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10764, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Abstract
The influence of volume-fraction of inclusions on the overall stress-strain of a rubber-matrix composite is investigated at the level of dilute concentration. The method developed is based on the approximate mean-field theory developed by Weng and coworkers for plasticity of two-phase composites (Tandon and Weng, 1988; Zhao and Weng, 1989; Qiu and Weng, 1992), using Berveiller-Zaoui's (1979) approximation approach. The constraint due to the matrix phase is characterized by the secant moduli of the matrix, while the interaction of the inclusion is accounted for by the Mori-Tanaka mean-field theory. It is shown that this simple, but approximate theory is capable of predicting the volume fraction dependence of the nonlinear stress-strain relation. An asymptotic solution for this composite system is obtained. By introducing a nonlinear stretch parameter λ m and a stress parameter λ m the stress-stretch master curve of the hardbead-reinforced silicone rubber composite is obtained. The theoretical predictions are in good agreement with the experimental results.
Subject
Materials Chemistry,Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,Ceramics and Composites
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