aria019 Using FEA to Explore Viscoelastic Elacts Q vomng FEA LU CApIUre viscuTiasuL EncuL By Design World Staff | August 6, 2008 Viscoelasticity, or the inherent abilty of plastic and elastomer materials to move with load and deformation, is rate- dependent behavior and is most commonly known as creep and stress relaxation. Stress relaxation is the decay of stress over time when placed under a constant strain. Creep is the increase in deformation or strain under a constant load and stress. Stress relaxation and creep can affect sealing capability as well as seal shape. Stress relaxation reduces the force exerted by the seal to the sealing surfaces. Common terminology for this effect includes compressive stress relaxation (CSR) and aging. CSR is typically a material's performance tested at time and temperature to measure the stress relaxation in compression, Aging is a general term used to describe a change in sealing stress or force, of which stress relaxation is one of the factors causing this behavior. Creep significantly affects sealing by changing the shape (deformation) of the seals, which changes sealing stress distribution. Terms like extrusion, cold flow and set often describe these shape changes related to creep. Extrusion is, typically movement of seal material into the small clearances of a rod housing or piston. Cold flow is another term for creep that defines shape change of the seal over time. Sot is deformation under stress or load, part of which is due to creep. We focused on measuring linear viscoelasticity for the FEA analysis. Linear viscoelasticity follows a principle of superposition where the relaxation (or creep) rate is proportional to the instantaneous stress (or strain). In this case, stress (or strain), when normalized by the instantaneous value, will follow the same variation with time, showing independence to their instantaneous values, Material models in FEA ‘The elastomeric materials were modeled in two steps using hyperelastic material models for instantaneous state of stress and using time dependent function, R (t) = [1- ? {al (1 —e-t/ti)}] as described in the Appendix. ‘To test whothor FEA analysis isan accurate proctor of sal material behavior, Talaborg enginaer tested various matrials shaped as butons and tings. ‘They usod an Inston testing machine to test buttons made of Tuel® BAE at 12.7 memimin and the Turco T46 buttons at 1.27 mminin, hitps:iwwn.designwardontine.comlusing fea-o-explore-viscoslasti-eects/ 19aria019 Using FEA to Explore Viscoelastic Elacts Q = ‘creep and relaxation and then underwent finite element analyses. We found that the FEA results compared with the test results. {An Instron testing machine was used to test the elastomer buttons at 12.7 mm/min and the plastic buttons at 1.27 mm/min. It also tested the elastomer O-Rings at 12.7 mm/min, and the plastic rectangular rings at 1.27 mm/min. FEA analyses of test buttons and rectangular O-Rings were performed using the material test data of the buttons, and the results were compared with their test results. FEA codes 3, 4 MARC® and ABAQUS were used in the analyses. A ‘good correlation was found indicating the validity of the FEA processes. Validating the FEA procedures To validate the FEA procedure, we first compared the FEA resulls of the button sample with the button test data and then compared the FEA results of a ring, using the material test data, with the ring test results. (The authors tested all ‘eight materials, but this article will focus on the plastic Turcon® T46 and the elastomer Turel® BAE.) ‘ete Se CCrCeCEeEEe ah Pe Ft oo COCO =r) ofthe FEA analysis and thos ofthe physical test for cre and stisin of the Torcon® TAS button were almost identical, as shown inthe graph ‘The slope, o fae of change of stan, afer the intial or nstantaneous strains, fs almost equal From these date, the engineers concluded thatthe FEA process appropriately modeled the creep behav, For Turcon® T46 — the button was tested under a compressive load of 1880 N held constant for about 1 hours. The instantaneous stress-strain data and the creep strain data were used in the FEA, ‘The FEA and the test results were almost identical. The slope, or rate of change of strain, after the initial or instantaneous strains, is almost equal. Therefore, we concluded that the FEA process used appropriately modeled the creep behavior. ‘The button was tested under compression strain of 15%, held constant for about 10 hours. The instantaneous stress- strain data and the shear modulus relaxation data converted from the Uniaxial stress-time test data were used in the FEA. hitps:iwwn.designwardontine.comlusing fea-o-explore-viscoslasti-eects/ 219aria019 Using FEA to Explore Viscoelastic Elacts p Ill ‘The ring was tested under compressive load of 6000 N held constant for about 14 hours. The FEA creep strain rate of the ring matches closely with the test value, signifying that the FEA process could be used to predict the viscoelastic behavior of the seals with confidence. ‘The ring was tested under compression strain of 15% held constant for about 15 hours. The instantaneous stress- strain data and the shear modulus relaxation data converted from the uniaxial stress-time test data of the Turcon® T46 button were used in the FEA. A closer look at a part We then examined viscoelastic effects through FEA analysis on the Trelleborg HP-20 seal. HP20 is an elastomer and metal rotary shaft seal used in high-pressure hydraulic motors. Its material is affected by viscoelastic behavior. “TAG-RING-COMPRESSION RELAXATION (ess) ‘The graph shows the comparison of instantaneous stess-strain and the creep san test ta ofthe Turcon® T&S ring ‘The seal was analyzed at temperatures 23° C and 205° C by ABAQUS using the axi-symmetric model. The elastomer used was Trelleborg material DE15F2684, an HNBR with 90 durometer value, The stress-strain data at two temperatures was used to model the hyperelastic material by Ogden method, and the relaxation data was used to model the material for Prony constants. After assembly a pressure of 5000 psi was applied on the top surface of the seal, Two analyses were carried out at these two temperatures. Maximum sealing stress at assembly is at the comer node 24 of the seal and is equal to 2284 psi. At the node 110 this, stress is equal to 650 psi Maximum sealing stress at assembly after relaxation at 1000 minutes is at the corner node 24 of the seal and is equal to 1354 psi, giving a decay of 40%. At the node 110 this stress is equal to 373 psi, showing a decay of 43%, Maximum sealing stress at assembly after relaxation at 1000 minutes is at the comer node 24 of the seal and is equal to 670 psi, giving a decay of 48%, At the node 110 this stress is equal to 102 psi, showing a decay of 50%, hitps:iwwn.designwardontine.comlusing fea-o-explore-viscoslasti-eects/ 39aria019 Using FEA to Explore Viscoelastic Elacts Q ‘The folowing graphs shows various svesses ofan HP-20 seal, Maximum sealing stress, for example, can be found at assembly athe comer node 24 of the sea HP20.SCOBLASTIC ANALYSIS 208 seauna sree psrmeunon i) We modeled and validated the effects of creep for a range of materials with an acceptable level of accuracy. We conclude that we now have a robust tool that lets us better understand creep and its effects. In applications where extrusion, set, or cold-flow are the primary areas of concern regarding the performance of the seals, we demonstrated the value of this technique to predict the creep-related behavior. Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, NLA. www.trelleborg.com ‘This material is excerpted from a white paper, Viscoelastic Effect on the Performance of Elastomeric and Plastic Seals. by Finite Element Analysis (FEA) Method, and discusses the results of testing on one plastic and one elastomer material. To read the results of the other materials please read the full paper at http:/Iresources. designworldonline.com/FEA hitps:lwwn.designwardontine.comlusing fea-o-explore-viscoslast-eects/ 49ariaa'9 Using FEA to Explore Viscoelastic Elacts Q for stress relaxation can be writtenas, ‘The general constitutive relat o=YO.e9, ‘where Y(f) iscalled a Relaxation Function and is modeled by aProny series, Y= Eo [FE (aj (1-e"! Hi Ep = Instantaneous modulus = Prony Constant +11 = Prony Retardation Time ‘Similar equation is used for Creep Strain behavior, £(=3(.0, where J (f) is called a Creep Compliance Function and is modeled by aProny series, I(t) = (Ey) 1S (aj et) i= Ln ((/Eg) = Instantaneous Compliance Definitions Percentage change in total strain is defined as the increase in total strain al any time from the instantaneous strain, divided by the instantaneous strain and multiplied by 100. Creep strain at any time is defined as the change in the total strain at that time from the instantaneous value. Creep Strain Rate (on the curves) is defined as the difference in percentage strain between time t2 and time t' divided by (?-t"). Percentage change in stress (relaxation) is defined as the decay in stress at any time from the instantaneous stress, divided by the instantaneous stress and multiplied by 100. 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