Humidity and thermal triggered Shape Memory Effect - Rheology-based numerical modelling - Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Humidity Analysis

After that, the sample is slowly cooled down to 10 °C in order not to store residual stresses in the sample. The sample geometry is measured again and then the actual frequency measurement is performed. The frequency measurements are performed in the frequency range from 0.01 Hz to 10 Hz at isothermal and isohumid conditions.

The shear strain amplitude is set below T_G with gamma = 0.1 % and above T_G with gamma = 0.2 %. The sample is drawn below T_G with a normal force of F_N = - 0.4 N and above T_G with a normal force of F_N = - 0.2 N. So that the specimen is always drawn and does not bend, which affects the shear measurements. With the results of the isothermal and isohumid frequency measurements, on the one hand, temperature shifts at different humidities can be presented.

The temperature shifts are used to determine the humidity-dependent T_Gs. On the other hand, master curves can be determined at different humidities. With the humidity-dependent master curves, the viscoelastic material behavior is determined in a larger frequency range (Time-Temperature Superpositon).

In addition, the shift parameters (alpha_T) determined for the master curves are included. The data is organized in the following folder structure, e.g. dynamic thermal humid analysis at dry condition = dmtha_dry. dmtha_dry frequency_sweep_SMP_dry mastercurve_SMP_dry alpha_T_dry dmtha_redry frequency_sweep_SMP_redry mastercurve_SMP_redry alpha_T_redry dmtha_30 frequency_sweep_SMP_30 mastercurve_SMP_30 alpha_T_30 dmtha_50 frequency_sweep_SMP_50, mastercurve_SMP_50, alpha_T_50 dmtha_70 frequency_sweep_SMP_70 mastercurve_SMP_70 alpha_T_70 dmtha_wet frequency_sweep_SMP_wet mastercurve_SMP_wet alpha_T_wet