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Selection of energy absorbing materials for automotive head impact countermeasures
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Aeronautical and Vehicle Engineering, Lightweight Structures.
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Aeronautical and Vehicle Engineering, Lightweight Structures.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9207-3404
2004 (English)In: Cellular polymers, ISSN 0262-4893, E-ISSN 1478-2421, Vol. 23, no 5, p. 263-297Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Material candidates for energy absorption in head impact countermeasures for automotive applications are evaluated using both quasi-static and dynamic test methods. Ranking of different materials turns out to be difficult since the mechanical response of a material could vary considerably with temperature, especially for polymers. Twenty-eight selected materials, including foams, honeycombs and balsa wood are tested and evaluated. The materials are subjected to a sequence of tests in order to thin out the array systematically. Quasi-static uni-axial compression is used for initial mapping of the selected materials, followed by quasi-static shear and dynamic uni-axial compression. The quasi-static test results show that balsa wood has by far the highest energy absorption capacity per unit weight but the yield strength is too high to make it suitable for the current application. The subsequent dynamic compression tests are performed for strain rates between 56 s(-1) and 120 s(-1) (impact velocities between 1.4 and 3 m/s) and temperatures in the range -20 - 60 degreesC. The test results emphasize the necessity of including both strain rate and temperature dependency to acquire reliable results from computer simulations of the selected materials.

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2004. Vol. 23, no 5, p. 263-297
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Applied Mechanics Textile, Rubber and Polymeric Materials
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-47394DOI: 10.1177/026248930402300501ISI: 000225488500001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-9944222824OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-47394DiVA, id: diva2:455160
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