The effect of applied stresses on the equilibrium moisture content in polymers

Katell Derrien (1) , Pierre Gilormini (1)

1 PIMM - Laboratoire Procédés et Ingénierie en Mécanique et Matériaux

The relation between saturation moisture content in a polymer and applied stresses is derived as a function of the coefficient of moisture expansion. The model predictions are compared favourably with experimental data taken from the literature.

Domaines: Intelligence artificielle [cs.AI]; Mécanique des matériaux [physics.class-ph]; Mécanique des matériaux [physics.class-ph]

Katell Derrien, Pierre Gilormini. The effect of applied stresses on the equilibrium moisture content in polymers. Scripta Materialia, 2007, 56 (4), p. 297-299. ⟨10.1016/j.scriptamat.2006.10.001⟩. ⟨hal-00755493⟩