Methylcellulose solutions as shock absorbers

Galit Parvari, Yonatan Rotbaum, Daniel Rittel, Yoav Eichen

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Abstract

During the last few years, we have been exploring the potential of aqueous methylcellulose solutions as materials which can absorb the energy of shocks and mechanical impacts. This paper provides an overview of the key steps of this exploration, which includes the basic mechanical properties of methylcellulose hydrogels, the mechanism by which solutions of methylcellulose are thought to perform the impact-energy mitigation, and some more advanced work in compositing these materials with additives whose role is to improve performance in fields requiring a significant material response and high attenuation of shock energy.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNew Material and Chemical Industry
EditorsShixuan Xin
Pages22-27
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
Event4th International Conference on New Material and Chemical Industry, NMCI 2019 - Xiamen, China
Duration: 16 Nov 201918 Nov 2019

Publication series

NameKey Engineering Materials
Volume842 KEM

Conference

Conference4th International Conference on New Material and Chemical Industry, NMCI 2019
Country/TerritoryChina
CityXiamen
Period16/11/1918/11/19

Keywords

  • Hydrogels
  • Impact
  • Inverse freezing
  • Methylcellulose
  • Polymer mechanics
  • Shockwave energy attenuation

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • General Materials Science

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