Impact resistance of high-density polyethylene against falling penetrator with different potential energy

This study deals with high-density polyethylene (HDPE) which was subjected the drop-weight test. HDPE is a semicrystalline thermoplastic polymer which is commonly used in many applications and mainly in the automotive industry because of its properties. The injection moulded HDPE samples were subjec...

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Published inMATEC Web of Conferences Vol. 125; p. 2050
Main Authors Mizera, Ales, Chalupa, Petr, Hudec, Ivan
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Les Ulis EDP Sciences 01.01.2017
Subjects
Automobile industry
Automotive engineering
Crashworthiness
Drop tests
Fuel consumption
High density polyethylenes
Impact resistance
Injection molding
Penetration
Penetration resistance
Polyethylene
Potential energy
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Summary:This study deals with high-density polyethylene (HDPE) which was subjected the drop-weight test. HDPE is a semicrystalline thermoplastic polymer which is commonly used in many applications and mainly in the automotive industry because of its properties. The injection moulded HDPE samples were subjected the penetration test at different potential energies and the results were subsequently evaluated and discussed. The samples were tested in the range of potential energies from 30 to 230 J. The first sample penetration occurred at the energy 50 J. It was found out that the potential energy 30 J is too small for penetration of this material, which shows the impact resistance of HDPE.
ISSN:2261-236X
2274-7214
2261-236X
DOI:10.1051/matecconf/201712502050