Transient impact response of three polymers

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Experimental data are presented for the transient response of three polymers, Estane, Estane with a nitro-plasticizer, and adiprene, subject to flat-plate impact. These data are analyzed in terms of a generalized Maxwell model and the theory of characteristics for the dynamical motion. Comparison of theory and experiment quantifies the high-frequency component in the Maxwell description; for Adiprene the high-frequency shear modulus and relaxation time are 300 MPa and approximately 50 ns, respectively. For estane the corresponding quantities are 300 MPa and approximately 200 ns. Low-pressure Hugoniot data are also presented for estane. An estimate of the low-pressure Hugoniot is given for Adiprene. Some experimental data are also presented for the Estane/nitro-plasticizer combination; this material is used as a binder in plastic-bonded explosives. Theory is presented for a thermodynamically consistent calculation of temperature in high-rate loading of polymers whose mechanical properties are represented by a generalized Maxwell model.

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