Title

Effect of temperature on elastic and yielding behavior of epoxy using a reactive force field

Authors

Olanrewaju Aluko, University of Michigan-Flint
Gowtham S, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
Gregory M. Odegard, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2017

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.

Publisher's Statement

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

Publication Title

International Journal of Modern Engineering

Recommended Citation

Aluko, O., S, G., & Odegard, G. M. (2017). Effect of temperature on elastic and yielding behavior of epoxy using a reactive force field. International Journal of Modern Engineering, 17(2), 13-19.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/data-science-fp/19