Effect of Foam Structure on Impact Compressive Properties in Foamed Polyethylene Film

Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to elucidate the effect of foam structure on the impact compressive properties of foamed polyethylene film. Three types of foamed PE film were prepared, which have different foam structure: base type, spheral type and dense type. A quasi-static test was performed using a universal testing machine at the strain rate of 10^-3~10^-1s^-1. Impact tests were carried out using a drop-weight testing machine at the strain rate of 10¹~10²s^-1 and using a split Hopkinson pressure bar method at the strain rate of approximately 10³s^-1. It was confirmed that the foamed PE film shows an increase of the flow stress with increasing of the strain rate, regardless of the specimen type. In the spheral type specimen, the elastic response is observed immediately after compression because the cell shape of this specimen has high bending resistance in comparison with the other two specimens. In addition, it is confirmed that the relative density and cell size affects the flow stress in the foamed PE film.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 715)
• Pages: 159-164
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.715.159
• Online since: September 2016
• Authors: Kohei Tateyama*, Hiroyuki Yamada, Nagahisa Ogasawara
• Keywords: Compressive Properties, Foamed Polyethylene Film, SHPB Method, Strain Rate

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