The effects of strain rate and temperature on commercial acrylic artist paints aged one year to decades
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Author(s)
Hagan, EWS
Charalambides, MN
Young, CRT
Learner, TJS
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Acrylic artist paints are viscoelastic composites containing a high molecular weight copolymer, pigment and a variety of additives. The glass transition temperature of the latex binder is typically slightly below ambient conditions, giving mechanical properties that are strongly dependent on strain rate and temperature. In previous work, the viscoelastic behaviour of custom-formulated latex artist paints was reported for films with known volume fractions of pigment using data from uniaxial tensile tests at different strain rates and temperatures. Secant Young’s modulus and failure strain master curves were constructed for each film through time-temperature superposition, allowing predictions beyond the experimental timescale at a selected reference temperature. A similar analysis is now presented for a small set of commercial artist paints tested at ages of 1 and 27 years. Experimental shift factor values are reported with fits to the Arrhenius, WLF and Vogel Fulcher equations, along with a comparison with published data for acrylic polymers. The tensile results highlight a spectrum of properties that acrylic paints may exhibit—brittle glass to hyperelastic—depending on the conditions during deformation. Strong similarities are shown between products from different manufacturers, and the findings suggest a high degree of stability with age. A method for predicting failure as a function of strain rate and temperature is also presented, and the methodology gives a framework for investigating other artist materials and the factors influencing their mechanical properties.
Date Issued
2015-09-16
Date Acceptance
2015-08-07
Citation
Applied Physics A - Materials Science & Processing, 2015, 121 (3), pp.823-835
ISSN
1432-0630
Publisher
Springer Verlag (Germany)
Start Page
823
End Page
835
Journal / Book Title
Applied Physics A - Materials Science & Processing
Volume
121
Issue
3
Copyright Statement
© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada as represented by Canadian Conservation Institute 2015
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Physical Sciences
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Physics, Applied
Materials Science
Physics
DYNAMIC-MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR
GLASS-FORMING LIQUIDS
TENSILE PROPERTIES
FILLED POLYMERS
EMULSION PAINTS
FILM FORMATION
LATEX FILMS
SURFACTANTS
PREDICTION
DEPENDENCE
Publication Status
Published