An efficient RVE formulation for the analysis of the elastic properties of spherical nanoparticle reinforced polymers

被引：39
作者：
Pontefisso, Alessandro [1 ]
Zappalorto, Michele [1 ]
Quaresimin, Marino [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Padua, Dept Management & Engn, I-36100 Vicenza, Italy
来源：
COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE | 2015年 / 96卷
关键词：
RVE; Nanocomposites; Nanoparticles; Interphase; Filler distribution; Morphology; FRACTURE-TOUGHNESS; CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES; MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES; THERMAL-CONDUCTIVITY; MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS; MULTISCALE; INTERPHASE; MODEL; COMPOSITES; INTERFACE;
D O I：
10.1016/j.commatsci.2014.09.030
中图分类号：
T [工业技术];
学科分类号：
08 ;
摘要：
Based on the use of Ripley function, a new algorithm for the generation of three-dimensional Representative Volume Elements (RVEs), easy to be meshed and imported in a FE code, is developed. The presence of an interphase zone, surrounding the nanofiller, of different mechanical properties with respect to the polymer matrix is accounted for. The basic features and potentialities of the tool are discussed by referring to a Complete Spatial Random Distribution. Moreover the effects of the material morphology on the overall interphase amount and on the elastic properties of polymer/particle nanocomposites are analysed. Eventually, a computational analysis is carried out to study the effects of the interphase thickness and properties on the elastic properties of nanocomposites. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：319 / 326
页数：8
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