Experimental Study and Numerical Modeling of Thermoviscoelastic Behavior of Antifriction Polymeric Materials
Abstract
Five modifications of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) are considered as a modern alternative to PTFE as sliding layers of bridge bearing parts. Radiation-modified PTFE without additives and with nano-additives as well as composites based on PTFE with bronze inclusions and nanomodified carbon fiber fillers were investigated. Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) and classic pure PTFE were considered as control samples. The thermomechanical properties of the materials were studied within the framework of dynamic mechanical analysis in the operating temperature range of bridge structures [-40; +80] °C. The exit zones from the linear theory of viscoelasticity were established for all the materials considered. Temperature dependencies of the storage modulus and the loss modulus were determined. Thermoviscoelastic models of material behavior were constructed using a numerical identification procedure, experimental data, and simulation models. The thermomechanics of materials during the deformation of the spherical support part of the bridge were analyzed. Temperature dependencies of the parameters of the contact stress-strain state were determined with an average coefficient of determination R2 = 0.97 and an average error size RMSE = 0.092.
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