Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Feb 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994adspr..14...27s&link_type=abstract
Advances in Space Research, Volume 14, Issue 2, p. 27-30.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
The effect of stress and temperature path on the mechanical properties of a balloon film material (Astrofilm E2) have been studied using two techniques. The first technique is based on uniaxial tensile measurements of prestrained strips of the film as a function of temperature. Data are analyzed in terms of two temperature coefficients, defined here as a stiffness coefficient and a strength coefficient; and by comparing the areas under the stress-strain curves. The second technique investigated the effect of stress and temperature path on inflated cylinders of the same material. The changes in the mechanical properties due to preconditioning in the biaxial stress state were evaluated using the ball burst test. Preliminary findings indicate that the material is stress and temperature path dependent. Changes in stiffness coefficient, draw strength and toughness were measured and discussed. The above techniques may be suitable to document path dependent changes, and to discriminate among films of different manufacture.
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