Multiple compressive loading and unloading behavior of polymeric foams

Umud E. Ozturk; Gunay Anlas

doi:10.1515/POLYENG.2007.27.8.607

Multiple compressive loading and unloading behavior of polymeric foams

Umud E. Ozturk, Gunay Anlas

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Abstract

Expanded polystyrene (EPS) and polyethylene (PE) foams are extensively used as packaging materials for home appliances. In this study, multiple loading and unloading behavior of EPS and PE foam is experimentally analyzed under uniaxial compression. A method for the calculation of the load and deformation is presented. It is found that PE is resilient and EPS shows a more crushable behavior. Multiple loading and unloading behavior of EPS and PE is also studied using finite elements. The results of finite elements are compared to the results of tests.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	607-619
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of Polymer Engineering
Volume	27
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/POLYENG.2007.27.8.607
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2007

Keywords

Expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam
Finite elements
Multiple loading and unloading
Polyethylene (PE) foam

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Chemical Engineering(all)
Polymers and Plastics
Materials Chemistry

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