Abstract
The paper presents hysteresis behaviours of three-phase randomly oriented glass fibre-ceramic particles-reinforced polyester resin composite material subjected to static cyclic tension-compression loadings. Various cyclic tests with different test speeds, load limits and number of cycles have been accomplished on a Lloyd Instruments LS100Plus materials testing machine with STGA/50/50 E85454 extensometer. Among over forty-five mechanical properties determined in extended experimental researches, maximum hysteresis data as well as stiffness distributions of specimens that exhibit maximum hysteresis have been presented. The difference between first and last cycle extension in every single test has been computed to determine maximum hysteresis effect reported at 10 mm/min test speed with a decreasing tendency once test speed is increased..
Keywords
Hysteresis effect, Polymer matrix composites, Static cyclic loadings, Load limits, Stiffness.
Citation
H. TEODORESCU-DRAGHICESCU, S. VLASE, L. SCUTARU, L. SERBINA, M. R. CALIN, Hysteresis effect in a three-phase polymer matrix composite subjected to static cyclic loadings, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 5, 3, March 2011, pp.273-277 (2011).
Submitted at: Feb. 25, 2011
Accepted at: March 16, 2011