In elastic and plastic deformation of glassy polymers and with the increase of deformation,
the material would exhibit elastic, viscoelastic, and viscoelastic-viscoplastic (VE-VP) …

In addition to extremely high strength, manufacturing temperatures of bulk metallic glasses
(BMGs) relative to steels are low making them to desired energy saving engineering …

To describe the macro-yield behavior of amorphous glassy polymers which is significantly
affected by thermo-mechanical history and deformation state, an elasto-viscoplastic …

When investigating materials to be utilized, attention inevitably focuses on their resistance
over the service life. Despite the popularity of amorphous polymers, ranging from their …

Craze and crack propagation in glassy polymers under cyclic mode I loading are
investigated by employing a recently developed continuum-micromechanical model for …

Shared rheology elements of soft tissues and additive-manufactured amorphous
thermoplastics benefit from a common visco-hyperelastic and visco-plastic constitutive …

In this article, we propose an approach suitable for modeling isothermal fatigue in
amorphous polymers. The theory is formulated in a rate form within continuum mechanics …

The deformation behavior of solid polymers under isothermal, quasi-static loadings is
investigated. A comprehensive test program consisting of tension, torsion, and combinations …

Flexible conductive patterns on polyimide substrates are attracting increasing research
interest in the areas of wearables, biomedicals, automotives, and energy harvesters. This …

The development of shear bands that induced by localized strain inhomogeneity is a
characteristic deformation mechanism and determines ductility of amorphous glassy …