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A new test fixture for the filament stretch rheometer (FSR) has been developed to measure planar elongation of soft polymeric networks with application towards pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs). The concept of this new geometry is to elongate a tube-like sample by keeping the perimeter constant. To validate this new technique, soft polymeric networks of poly(propylene oxide) (PPO) were investigated during deformation. Particle tracking and video recording were used to detect to what extent the imposed strain rate and the sample perimeter remained constant. It was observed that, by using an appropriate choice of initial sample height, perimeter, and thickness, the planar stretch ratio will follow \(\lambda(t) = h(t)/h_0= \exp({\dot{\varepsilon}} t)\), with h(t) being the height at time t and \({\dot{\varepsilon}}\) the imposed constant strain rate. The perimeter would decrease by a few percent only, which is found to be negligible. The ideal planar extension in this new fixture was confirmed by finite element simulations. Analysis of the stress difference, σ zz − σ xx , showed a network response similar to that of the classical neo-Hookean model. As the Deborah number was increased, the stress difference deviated more from the classical prediction due to the dynamic structures in the material. A modified Lodge model using characteristic parameters from linear viscoelastic measurements gave very good stress predictions at all Deborah numbers used in the quasi-linear regime.
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The τ ij in Hassager et al. (1999) are the negative of σ ij here.
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M. K. Jensen thanks Coloplast A/S and the Graduate School of Polymer Science for financial support. A. L. Skov is grateful for the financial support from the Danish Research Council for Technology and Production Sciences.
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Jensen, M.K., Hassager, O., Rasmussen, H.K. et al. Planar elongation of soft polymeric networks. Rheol Acta 49, 1–13 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00397-009-0383-7
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