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. 2022 Jul 5;14(13):2753. doi: 10.3390/polym14132753

Table 1.

Material parameters of the constitutive model for shape memory polymers.

Parameter Notation Value
Glass Transition Temperature Tg 42.9 °C (4 °C/min)
WLF first constant C1 19.1
WLF second constant C2 58.0 °C
Structural relaxation time (at Tg) τSo 1573.0 s
Coefficient of thermal expansion in rubbery phase αr 8.38 × 104 °C1
Coefficient of thermal expansion in glassy phase αg 1.32 × 104 °C1
Equilibrium network shear modulus μr 0.9 MPa
Limiting value of locking stretch λL 1.6
Glassy shear modulus μg 168.9 MPa
Bulk modulus k 543.1 MPa
Shear viscosity (at Tg) ηo 1.48 × 104 MPa-s
Initial shear strength so 20.17 MPa
Activation parameter Q/so 72.0 K/MPa
Saturation shear strength ratio ss/so 0.7
Flow softening parameter h 300.0 MPa