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Effect of temperature on elastic and yielding behavior of epoxy using a reactive force field
International Journal of Modern Engineering
  • Olanrewaju Aluko, University of Michigan-Flint
  • Gowtham S, Michigan Technological University
  • Gregory M Odegard, Michigan Technological University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2017
Disciplines
Abstract

The crosslinked and relaxed molecular models of the EPON 862 and DETDA system were constructed using a computational molecular dynamics method under a reactive force field. The methodologies for evaluating and validating the models are described, and the effect of temperature on the elastic and yielding behavior of EPON/DETDA structures are presented. The elastic properties of epoxy materials, such as Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio, and also the yield strength, showed a remarkable response to temperature changes. The predicted data were validated with experimental data found in the literature.

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Publisher's version of record: http://ijme.us/issues/spring2017/X__IJME%20spring%202017%20v17%20n2%20(PDW-2).pdf

Citation Information
Olanrewaju Aluko, Gowtham S and Gregory M Odegard. "Effect of temperature on elastic and yielding behavior of epoxy using a reactive force field" International Journal of Modern Engineering Vol. 17 Iss. 2 (2017) p. 13 - 19
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/sgowtham/7/