Mechanical test on different elastomer materials based on the ASTM D412-16 standard
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Abstract
The main goal of conducting the mechanical tensile tests was to produce non-linear stress-strain curves for input data in the Ansys Workbench software. These curves played an important role in the accurate analysis of the mechanical behavior of the Finite Element Model (FEM) of the Hybrid III 5th percentile Female ATD lumbar spine prototype. In addition, these curves evaluated the suitability of elastomer materials for manufacturing the lumbar spine prototype. Forty-five Mechanical tensile tests were performed on five different elastomer materials (NR60, EPDM60, NEO60, CCP60, and CCP80) based on the ASTM D412-16 standard at three different strain rates including the standard strain rate (0.32 or =8mm/s), moderate strain rate (0.64 or =16mm/s), and high strain rate (4 or =100mm/s). Samples with standard and moderate strain rates were taken to failure using the MTS Insight 2 tensile testing machine. However, samples were not taken to failure in high-strain-rate testing due to the limited crosshead displacement (100mm) of the tensile testing machine (MTS 858 Bionix). The EPDM60 material with a tensile strength of 9.6 MPa demonstrated minimal Strain Rate Sensitivity (SRS =-0.06) up to 100% strain. The NR60 and CCP80 materials had greater tensile strength (18.5 MPa and 14.8 MPa) than EPDM60, but medium strain rate sensitivity (SRS -0.11 and -0.15). The CCP60 and NEO60 materials had lower tensile strength (5.3 MPa and 4.8 MPa) than EPDM60, but the medium (SRS =-0.12) and maximal strain rate sensitivity (SRS=-0.3), respectively. The EPDM60 and NR60 materials appeared to be suitable for manufacturing the lumbar spine prototype, as EPDM60 exhibits minimal SRS, whereas NR60, despite a slight difference with a minimal range of SRS, showed maximal strength. Results of the FEM analysis showed that the lumbar spine prototype by using NR60, performs better than EPDM60. Therefore, NR60 was selected as a suitable material for manufacturing the lumbar spine prototype.
https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.kd51c5bbw
Different elastomer materials underwent mechanical testing based on the ASTM D412-16 standard using different strain rates to obtain stress-strain curves. These curves provided good information on material properties, such as strength and Strain Rate Sensitivity (SRS). In addition, these curves were used in the Ansys Finite Element Model to assess the mechanical responses of the Hybrid III 5% Female ATD lumbar spine prototype in different boundary conditions. Finally, the results of the Ansys Finite element simulation contributed to selecting a suitable material for manufacturing the lumbar spine prototype.
Description of the data and file structure
Data Files: Data from all mechanical tests were collected in a Microsoft Excel file (Mechanical_tensile_tests_at_various_strain_rates_on_the_different_types_of_rubber_and_cold_castable_polyether_materials_based_on_the_ASTM_D412-16_standard.xlsx). To view the data, Microsoft Excel can be used to open the file.
In an Excel file, each individual worksheet contains stress–strain data from mechanical tensile tests conducted at various strain rates on specific flexible materials, including different types of rubber and cold-castable polyether. The corresponding stress and strain values for each test are organized in adjacent columns, and the datasets for different tests are distinguished by using different fill colors in the first row of the stress–strain columns.
Supplemental Files: Figures of mechanical tests for each sample are individually plotted, and detailed information is written in each Figure's caption. All Figures were collected in a Microsoft Word Document (.docx). A High-quality image (JPG file) of every single mechanical test was collected in a RAR file.
Mechanical tensile tests were conducted to define nonlinear stress-strain curves and assess the suitability of elastomer materials for the Hybrid III 5% Female ATD lumbar spine prototype. These elastomer materials include the Natural Rubber 60±5 shore A (NR60), Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer rubber 60±5 shore A (EPDM60), Neoprene Rubber 60±5 shore A (NEO60), Cold Castable Polyether 60±5 shore A (CCP60), and Cold Castable Polyether 80±5 shore A (CCP80). Mechanical tensile tests were performed based on procedures in the ASTM D412-16 standard. Tension samples were prepared in a dog bone geometry (Die C). Width and thickness were measured for each specimen. The gauge length of each sample was considered 25±0.25mm in mechanical tests. Thirty tensile tests at the standard (0.32 or =8mm/s) and moderate (0.64 or =16mm/s) strain rates and fifteen tensile tests at high (4 or =100mm/s) strain rates were conducted by the MTS Insight 2 and MTS 858 Bionix tensile testing machines, respectively. Samples with the standard and moderate strain rates were taken to failure. Samples were not taken to failure in high-strain-rate testing due to the limited crosshead displacement (50mm) of the tensile testing machine.