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Investigation of tensile deformation behavior of PC, ABS, and PC/ABS blends from low to high strain rates

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This paper experimentally studies the tensile deformation behavior of polycarbonate (PC), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), and PC/ABS blends (with the blending ratios of PC to ABS being 80:20, 60:40, 50:50, and 40:60) from low to high strain rates. Using the universal MTS-810 machine and the split Hopkinson tension bar (SHTB) testing system, the quasi-static and impact tension tests are carried out at the room temperature. The curves of the true stress and the true strain are obtained. The deformation behaviors of PC, ABS, and PC/ABS blends are characterized in detail. The linear relationship between the strain rate and the yielding stress is given.

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  1. Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Mechanics in Energy Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200072, P. R. China

    Zheng-nan Yin  (尹征南)

  2. MOE Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710049, P. R. China

    Tie-jun Wang  (王铁军)

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Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 11142004), the Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project (No. S30106), and the Innovative Foundation of Shanghai University

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Yin, Zn., Wang, Tj. Investigation of tensile deformation behavior of PC, ABS, and PC/ABS blends from low to high strain rates. Appl. Math. Mech.-Engl. Ed. 33, 455–464 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10483-012-1563-x

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