Mechanical behavior of HTCE propellant: Dependence on strain rate and temperature

High-solid-content polymer composites such as solid propellants are widely used in different fields. Although the proportion of polymer components in the material is relatively low, the mechanical influence of polymers on composite materials is crucial. The mechanical response of the materials is hi...

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Main Authors: Cong Zhu, Wenhao Liu, Wu Yang, Teng Wang, Mengjing An, Yunjun Luo
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Published: Elsevier 2025-07-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142941825001461
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Wenhao Liu
Wu Yang
Teng Wang
Mengjing An
Yunjun Luo
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Wenhao Liu
Wu Yang
Teng Wang
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Yunjun Luo
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description High-solid-content polymer composites such as solid propellants are widely used in different fields. Although the proportion of polymer components in the material is relatively low, the mechanical influence of polymers on composite materials is crucial. The mechanical response of the materials is highly rate and temperature dependent. This study aims to investigate the effects of strain rate and temperature on the uniaxial tensile properties of HTCE propellant. To this end, an HTCE propellant with a specific composition was prepared, and its tensile behaviour and cyclic softening characteristics were examined under strain rates ranging from 0.00104 s−1 to 0.10417 s−1. The results demonstrate that HTCE propellant exhibits a highly nonlinear stress-strain relationship and high dewetting performance. With increasing strain rate, the ultimate tensile stress, strain, failure strain and stress all show varying degrees of enhancement. Also, they exhibit a positively correlated exponential function relationship with engineering strain. Furthermore, uniaxial tensile tests conducted at temperatures ranging from 233.15 K to 343.15 K reveal that the mechanical properties of HTCE propellant are significantly improved at lower temperatures. At last, a computational constitutive model about CSED(cumulative strain energy density) and ε is presented in a manner consistent with experiment data.
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spelling doaj-art-3848bcf3e1f045bc89b0acd5dd0a1b882025-08-20T02:15:28ZengElsevierPolymer Testing1873-23482025-07-0114810883210.1016/j.polymertesting.2025.108832Mechanical behavior of HTCE propellant: Dependence on strain rate and temperatureCong Zhu0Wenhao Liu1Wu Yang2Teng Wang3Mengjing An4Yunjun Luo5School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China; Key Laboratory for Ministry of Education of High Energy Density Materials, Ministry of Education, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China; Corresponding author. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.High-solid-content polymer composites such as solid propellants are widely used in different fields. Although the proportion of polymer components in the material is relatively low, the mechanical influence of polymers on composite materials is crucial. The mechanical response of the materials is highly rate and temperature dependent. This study aims to investigate the effects of strain rate and temperature on the uniaxial tensile properties of HTCE propellant. To this end, an HTCE propellant with a specific composition was prepared, and its tensile behaviour and cyclic softening characteristics were examined under strain rates ranging from 0.00104 s−1 to 0.10417 s−1. The results demonstrate that HTCE propellant exhibits a highly nonlinear stress-strain relationship and high dewetting performance. With increasing strain rate, the ultimate tensile stress, strain, failure strain and stress all show varying degrees of enhancement. Also, they exhibit a positively correlated exponential function relationship with engineering strain. Furthermore, uniaxial tensile tests conducted at temperatures ranging from 233.15 K to 343.15 K reveal that the mechanical properties of HTCE propellant are significantly improved at lower temperatures. At last, a computational constitutive model about CSED(cumulative strain energy density) and ε is presented in a manner consistent with experiment data.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142941825001461Tensile testingHTCE propellantStrain rateTemperature
spellingShingle Cong Zhu
Wenhao Liu
Wu Yang
Teng Wang
Mengjing An
Yunjun Luo
Mechanical behavior of HTCE propellant: Dependence on strain rate and temperature
Polymer Testing
Tensile testing
HTCE propellant
Strain rate
Temperature
title Mechanical behavior of HTCE propellant: Dependence on strain rate and temperature
title_full Mechanical behavior of HTCE propellant: Dependence on strain rate and temperature
title_fullStr Mechanical behavior of HTCE propellant: Dependence on strain rate and temperature
title_full_unstemmed Mechanical behavior of HTCE propellant: Dependence on strain rate and temperature
title_short Mechanical behavior of HTCE propellant: Dependence on strain rate and temperature
title_sort mechanical behavior of htce propellant dependence on strain rate and temperature
topic Tensile testing
HTCE propellant
Strain rate
Temperature
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142941825001461
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