Silicone rubber matrix composites with shear thickening fluid microcapsules realizing intelligent adaptation to impact loadings

In this paper, silicone rubber matrix composites with shear thickening fluid microcapsules (SR-STF) with intelligent adaptation to impact loadings are fabricated for advanced impact protective structure. The composites exhibit more flexibility at low strain rates but higher stiffness at high loading rates, indicating significant strain -rate sensitivity. In addition, the initial flexibility and the strain-rate sensitivity of the composite increase with increasing the mass fraction of the STF microcapsules, which should be ascribed to the shear thickening and compressive jamming of the STF microcapsules in the composite during impulse loadings. Based on experimental results, a hyper-viscoelastic constitutive model is developed, in which the influence of the mass fraction of STF microcapsules, the strain-rate sensitivity, and the strain-hardening effect are taken into account. The paper develops a practical strategy for applications of STF in soft protective structures and provides a reliable pre-diction of the dynamic mechanical behavior of the SR-STF composites

纳米微球增强聚氨酯泡沫的制备及抗冲击应用

目的获得基于纳米颗粒增强的冲击吸能材料。方法基于剪切增稠液体技术,将纳米微球分散于多元醇基体中,制备中低密度的软质聚氨酯泡沫材料,利用SEM、SHPB、落锤冲击和爆炸冲击波试验分析材料的结构、冲击吸能特性和冲击波衰减特性。结果纳米微球增强聚氨酯泡沫材料具有优异的冲击吸能特性和冲击波衰减能力。结论纳米微球增强聚氨酯泡沫材料可以应用于护具装备、缓冲包装和冲击波防护领域。</p