Experimental Investigation of Plasticized Polyvinyl Chloride Using the Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar Technique

Document Number: 2000-01-0610

Date Published: March 2000

Author(s):
Clifford C. Chou - Ford Motor Co.

Abstract:
Characterization of materials used in the automotive industry is often done via component testing. Strict regimen of tests is conducted on a component to determine material parameters for numerical simulations of more complicated loading conditions. Separation of material constants and geometrically or experimentally induced effects is difficult with this method of characterization. Well-controlled experiments that determine the material response in basic deformations allow material properties to be determined. In this paper, low strain rate and high strain rate experimental responses of dummy skin material (i.e., plasticized polyvinyl chloride) are presented. Details of the experimental procedures used to acquire the data are also included. In addition, a rate-dependent constitutive model for the plasticized material is developed, and its simulated results are compared with low strain rate results.

File Size: 587K
Product Status: In Stock

See other papers presented at SAE 2000 World Congress, March 2000, Detroit, MI, USA, Session: Safety Test Methodology (Part C)

Purchase more technical papers and save! With TechSelect, you decide what SAE Technical Papers you need, when you need them, and how much you want to pay. Learn more >