Residual thermal stresses in a solid sphere cast from a thermosetting materialExpressions are developed for the residual thermal stresses in a solid sphere cast from a chemically hardening thermosetting material in a rigid spherical mold. The description of the heat generation rate and temperature variation is derived from a first-order chemical reaction. Solidification is described by the continuous transformation of the material from an inviscid liquidlike state into an elastic solid, with intermediate properties determined by the degree of chemical reaction. Residual stress components are obtained as functions of the parameters of the hardening process and the properties of the hardening material. Variation of the residual stresses with a nondimensionalized reaction rate parameter and the relative compressibility of the hardened material is discussed in detail.
Document ID
19760038894
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Levitsky, M. (City College New York, N.Y., United States)
Shaffer, B. W. (New York, Polytechnic Institute, Brooklyn, N.Y., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1975
Subject Category
Structural Mechanics
Report/Patent Number
ASME PAPER 75-WA/APM-8
Meeting Information
Meeting: Winter Annual Meeting
Location: Houston, TX
Start Date: November 30, 1975
End Date: December 4, 1975
Sponsors: American Society of Mechanical Engineers