TY - GEN
T1 - Numerical simulations on shape memory effect of shape memory polymer
AU - Zhou, Bo
AU - Zhao, Shi Cheng
AU - Qi, Hui
AU - Zhou, Li Min
PY - 2011/1/5
Y1 - 2011/1/5
N2 - Shape memory polymer (SMP) is being used in many engineering fields due to its shape memory effect and the advantages of large recoverable strain, excellent manufacturability, light weight, low cost and bio-degradability. Therefore it is of practical interest to investigate its thermo-mechanical behaviors. In this paper, a numerical simulation method is supposed to simulate the thermo-mechanical behaviors of SMP using the finite element software of MSC Marc, which is good at simulating the thermo-mechanical behaviors of viscous elastic material. The comparisons between the numerical results and the experimental results by Tobushi et al. illustrate the supposed numerical simulation method well describes the thermo-mechanical behaviors of SMP during the thermo-mechanical processes realizing shape memory effect.
AB - Shape memory polymer (SMP) is being used in many engineering fields due to its shape memory effect and the advantages of large recoverable strain, excellent manufacturability, light weight, low cost and bio-degradability. Therefore it is of practical interest to investigate its thermo-mechanical behaviors. In this paper, a numerical simulation method is supposed to simulate the thermo-mechanical behaviors of SMP using the finite element software of MSC Marc, which is good at simulating the thermo-mechanical behaviors of viscous elastic material. The comparisons between the numerical results and the experimental results by Tobushi et al. illustrate the supposed numerical simulation method well describes the thermo-mechanical behaviors of SMP during the thermo-mechanical processes realizing shape memory effect.
KW - Finite element
KW - MSC Marc
KW - Numerical simulation method
KW - Shape memory polymer
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78650738727&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.452-453.465
DO - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.452-453.465
M3 - Conference article published in proceeding or book
SN - 9780878492411
T3 - Key Engineering Materials
SP - 465
EP - 468
BT - Advances in Fracture and Damage Mechanics IX, FDM 2010
T2 - 9th International Conference on Fracture and Damage Mechanics, FDM 2010
Y2 - 20 September 2009 through 22 September 2009
ER -