Phenomenological modeling of the stress-free two-way shape-memory effect in semi-crystalline networks: Formulation, numerical simulation, and experimental validation

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Hauptverfasser: Arricca, Matteo, Inverardi, Nicoletta, Pandini, Stefano, Toselli, Maurizio, Messori, Massimo, Auricchio, Ferdinando, Scalet, Giulia
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author Arricca, Matteo
Inverardi, Nicoletta
Pandini, Stefano
Toselli, Maurizio
Messori, Massimo
Auricchio, Ferdinando
Scalet, Giulia
author_facet Arricca, Matteo
Inverardi, Nicoletta
Pandini, Stefano
Toselli, Maurizio
Messori, Massimo
Auricchio, Ferdinando
Scalet, Giulia
contents Polymers exhibiting the stress-free two-way shape-memory effect (SME) represent an appealing solution to achieve self-standing reversible actuation that is a fundamental feature required by numerous applications. The present paper proposes a one-dimensional continuum phenomenological framework to model single-component semi-crystalline polymer networks exhibiting both the one-way SME and the two-way SME under stress and stress-free conditions. A comprehensive experimental campaign is first performed on semi-crystalline networks based on poly($\varepsilon$-caprolactone) (PCL) to characterize the mechanical and thermal properties as well as the one-way and two-way shape memory behavior of the material under different thermo-mechanical conditions. The results guide the formulation of the model, elucidating the selection of the control and phase variables and motivating the choice of their evolution laws. Model capabilities are then demonstrated against experimental data. All the phenomena that influence the stress-free two-way SME, including the actuation temperature, heating/cooling rates, applied stress/strain, and the amount of skeleton and actuation phase, are analyzed and discussed, giving new important insight for application development.
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spellingShingle Phenomenological modeling of the stress-free two-way shape-memory effect in semi-crystalline networks: Formulation, numerical simulation, and experimental validation
Arricca, Matteo
Inverardi, Nicoletta
Pandini, Stefano
Toselli, Maurizio
Messori, Massimo
Auricchio, Ferdinando
Scalet, Giulia
Soft Condensed Matter
Polymers exhibiting the stress-free two-way shape-memory effect (SME) represent an appealing solution to achieve self-standing reversible actuation that is a fundamental feature required by numerous applications. The present paper proposes a one-dimensional continuum phenomenological framework to model single-component semi-crystalline polymer networks exhibiting both the one-way SME and the two-way SME under stress and stress-free conditions. A comprehensive experimental campaign is first performed on semi-crystalline networks based on poly($\varepsilon$-caprolactone) (PCL) to characterize the mechanical and thermal properties as well as the one-way and two-way shape memory behavior of the material under different thermo-mechanical conditions. The results guide the formulation of the model, elucidating the selection of the control and phase variables and motivating the choice of their evolution laws. Model capabilities are then demonstrated against experimental data. All the phenomena that influence the stress-free two-way SME, including the actuation temperature, heating/cooling rates, applied stress/strain, and the amount of skeleton and actuation phase, are analyzed and discussed, giving new important insight for application development.
title Phenomenological modeling of the stress-free two-way shape-memory effect in semi-crystalline networks: Formulation, numerical simulation, and experimental validation
topic Soft Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.04552