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ArticleHeliyon2023

Evaluation of tensile properties of spherical shaped SiC inclusions inside recycled HDPE matrix using FEM based representative volume element approach.

Santosh Kumar Sahu, P S Rama Sreekanth

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Santosh Kumar SahuSchool of Mechanical Engineering, VIT-AP University, Inavolu, Besides AP Secretariat, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, 522237, India.
P S Rama SreekanthSchool of Mechanical Engineering, VIT-AP University, Inavolu, Besides AP Secretariat, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, 522237, India.

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Abstract

In the current study, a FEM-based representative volume element (RVE) technique is used to evaluate the elastic modulus of recycled high-density polyethylene (rHDPE) filled spherical-shaped shaped silicon carbide (SiC). In the ANSYS 2019, the material designer (MD) module is used to generate a 3D RVE of 500 × 500 × 500 μm cuboid, with randomly dispersed spherical SiC particles (i.e., 10, 15, 20, and 30% volume fractions) inside rHDPE. The Young's modulus values extracted from the RVE technique at various volume % are substantially nearer to experimental data than other micromechanical models. The tensile performance of the composite is simulated, and it was noted that the maximum equivalent stress of 4.1133 MPa for rHDPE/30% SiC composite, which is decreased to 13.8, 7.8 and 6.8% for rHDPE/10% SiC, rHDPE/15% SiC and rHDPE/20% SiC composite respectively. The results are astounding for immediate application in the relevant field of interest.

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MicromechanicsPolymer matrix composite (PMC)Representative volume element (RVE)Tensile modulus

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PMID36925524
PMCPMC10011209

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