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脉冲辐照对硅橡胶泡沫准静态压缩力学行为的影响研究

RESEARCH ON THE EFFECT OF PULSED IRRADIATION ON QUASI-STATIC COMPRESSION MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF SILICONE RUBBER FOAM

  • 摘要: 硅橡胶泡沫材料在航空航天、核环境防护及特殊功能结构领域具有重要的应用价值, 脉冲辐照导致的微观损伤将显著影响其宏观压缩力学性能. 为揭示不同类型脉冲辐照对硅泡沫准静态压缩力学行为的影响规律, 本文开展了中子-γ射线混合脉冲辐照、X射线脉冲辐照后的准静态压缩试验, 通过可压缩超弹性本构模型参数分析获得了不同类型脉冲辐照的影响规律. 结果表明: 不同类型脉冲辐照后硅泡沫均保持典型的强非线性压缩响应特征, 但弹性模量和致密化起始位置存在显著差异; 中子–γ射线混合脉冲辐照使弹性模量下降和平台段应力增加, 致密化应变上升, 而X射线脉冲辐照对其压缩性能影响甚微. 基于Geant4的蒙特卡洛仿真分析了不同辐照类型的能量沉积特征与瞬态热响应, 揭示了不同类型脉冲辐照损伤机理. 采用二阶Ogden-Hyperfoam模型对试验曲线进行参数识别, 在60%应变范围内具有较高的拟合精度, 可直接支撑硅泡沫脉冲辐照损伤有限元数值仿真. 研究结果可为脉冲辐照环境下硅泡沫材料的力学行为评价、本构建模及结构响应预测提供参考.

     

    Abstract: Silicone rubber foam is of significant application value in extreme-environment protection for aerospace, nuclear shielding, and special functional structures. As a lightweight porous polymer with a semi-inorganic Si–O–Si backbone, it exhibits excellent thermal stability, energy absorption, and buffering capacity. However, microscopic damage induced by pulsed irradiation can substantially alter its macroscopic compressive mechanical behavior, thereby affecting the structural integrity and functional reliability of protective systems under extreme service conditions. To investigate how different types of pulsed irradiation affect the quasi-static compressive response of silicone foam, this study conducted systematic uniaxial compression experiments on specimens subjected to pulsed neutron–γ combined irradiation and pulsed X-ray irradiation. The irradiation experiments were performed on a pulsed irradiation facility with high dose-rate characteristics, and three irradiation fluence levels were designed to ensure comparability among different working conditions. Quasi-static compression tests were subsequently carried out on a universal material testing machine under displacement control, and the engineering stress–strain curves were obtained. The effects of irradiation type were quantified through parametric analysis based on a compressible hyper-elastic constitutive model. The results indicate that all irradiated specimens retained the characteristic strongly nonlinear compressive response of silicone foam, encompassing an initial elastic stage, a plateau stage, and a densification stage. Nevertheless, marked differences were observed in elastic modulus and densification onset among the different irradiation groups. Specifically, pulsed neutron–γ combined irradiation led to a pronounced decrease in elastic modulus together with a significant increase in plateau stress, accompanied by an elevated densification strain, suggesting a competitive mechanism between secondary cross-linking and displacement damage. In contrast, pulsed X-ray irradiation produced negligible changes in compressive properties within the experimental dose range, attributable to the strong radiation resistance of phenyl silicone foam. Monte Carlo simulations were further employed to analyze the energy deposition characteristics, spatial distribution, and transient thermal responses associated with each irradiation type, thereby elucidating the underlying damage mechanisms. The experimental stress–strain curves were accurately described by a second-order Ogden–Hyperfoam model within the 0–60% strain range, providing a robust constitutive basis for finite element simulations of pulsed irradiation damage in silicone foam. These findings offer valuable guidance for the mechanical characterization, constitutive modeling, and structural response prediction of silicone foam materials under pulsed irradiation environments.

     

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