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## Abstract The linear viscoelastic behaviour of an injection moulding grade polypropylene is studied using theoretical and computational methods. Polypropylene has a variety of engineering applications as a component. However, it commonly exhibits viscoelastic deformations. This paper analyses the creep and recovery responses of the BJ368MO polypropylene copolymer using the Burgers and generalised Maxwell models. Within the linear viscoelastic regime, an experimental creep strain at $20\ \text{MPa}$ 20 MPa is used to determine the rheological constants of the models. These constants (springs and dashpots) are determined using a nonlinear least-squares curve fitting of the experimental creep. Then they are used to predict the creep and recovery responses of the polymer at three different stresses, $10\ \text{MPa}$ 10 MPa , $12.5\ \text{MPa}$ 12.5 MPa and $15\ \text{MPa}$ 15 MPa . The experiments are made using tensile specimens designed according to the ASTM D638-14standard. The theoretical evaluations are made using the creep and recovery equations derived from their constitutive. Whereas COMSOL Multiphysics software is used during the finite element (FE) analyses. The results of

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Author

Silas Z. Gebrehiwot; Leonardo Espinosa-Leal

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Engineering (Physical Sciences)