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Analysis of high-loss viscoelastic composites

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A theoretical study of the viscoelastic properties of composites is presented with the aim of identifying structures which give rise to a combination of high stiffness and high loss tangent. Laminates with Voigt and Reuss structures, as well as composite materials attaining the Hashin-Shtrickman bounds on stiffness were evaluated by the correspondence principle. Similarly, viscoelastic properties of composites containing spherical or platelet inclusions were explored. Reuss laminates and platelet-filled materials composed of a stiff, low-loss phase and a compliant high-loss phase were found to exhibit high stiffness combined with a high loss tangent.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Iowa, 52242, Iowa City, IA, USA

    C. P. Chen & R. S. Lakes

  2. Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Iowa, 52242, Iowa City, IA, USA

    R. S. Lakes

  3. Center for Laser Science and Engineering, University of Iowa, 52242, Iowa City, IA, USA

    R. S. Lakes

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Chen, C.P., Lakes, R.S. Analysis of high-loss viscoelastic composites. J Mater Sci 28, 4299–4304 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01154935

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