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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Gradient Materials"”.
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Polymer Gradient Materials
… and characterization of longitudinal polymer gradient materials (PGMs). The inspiration for this work comes from nature: mussel byssus threads are soft-hard gradient biomaterials. These gradient threads are formed by a polyaddition process, show unique mechanical properties and demonstrate how …
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Production of Functionally Gradient Materials Using Model Thermosetting Systems Cured in a Thermal Gradient
Thermosetting polymers can cure at a gradient of cure temperatures due to a variety of factors, including heat transfer in the thermoset during heating and the exotherm due to the chemical reaction occurring during the cure. A new method for assessing the effect of cure conditions on mechanical …
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Analysis of Plane Strain Deformations of Linearly Elastic Strain-Gradient Materials by the Finite Element Method
… explain this size dependence, whereas a strain gradient continuum theory has intrinsic length scales and may well describe mechanical deformations of small size bodies. In the current contribution, we develop a numerical software based on the finite element method (FEM) to analyze infinitesimal …