Neo-Hookean solid

A neo-Hookean solid[1][2] is a hyperelastic material model, similar to Hooke's law, that can be used for predicting the nonlinear stress-strain behavior of materials undergoing large deformations. The model was proposed by Ronald Rivlin in 1948. In contrast to linear elastic materials, the stress-strain curve of a neo-Hookean material is not linear. Instead, the relationship between applied stress and strain is initially linear, but at a certain point the stress-strain curve will plateau. The neo-Hookean model does not account for the dissipative release of energy as heat while straining the material and perfect elasticity is assumed at all stages of deformation.

The neo-Hookean model is based on the statistical thermodynamics of cross-linked polymer chains and is usable for plastics and rubber-like substances. Cross-linked polymers will act in a neo-Hookean manner because initially the polymer chains can move relative to each other when a stress is applied. However, at a certain point the polymer chains will be stretched to the maximum point that the covalent cross links will allow, and this will cause a dramatic increase in the elastic modulus of the material. The neo-Hookean material model does not predict that increase in modulus at large strains and is typically accurate only for strains less than 20%.[3] The model is also inadequate for biaxial states of stress and has been superseded by the Mooney-Rivlin model.

The strain energy density function for an incompressible neo-Hookean material in a three-dimensional description is

where is a material constant, and is the first invariant of the right Cauchy-Green deformation tensor, i.e.,

where are the principal stretches. For a compressible neo-Hookean material the strain energy density function is given by

where is a material constant, is the first invariant of the isochoric part of the right Cauchy-Green deformation tensor, and is the deformation gradient. It can be shown that in 2D, the strain energy density function is

where, in this case, .

Several alternative formulations exist for compressible neo-Hookean materials, for example [1]

For consistency with linear elasticity,

where and are the Lamé parameters.

Cauchy stress in terms of deformation tensors

Compressible neo-Hookean material

For a compressible Rivlin neo-Hookean material the Cauchy stress is given by

where is the left Cauchy-Green deformation tensor, and

For infinitesimal strains ()

and the Cauchy stress can be expressed as

Comparison with Hooke's law shows that and .

Incompressible neo-Hookean material

For an incompressible neo-Hookean material with

where is an undetermined pressure.

Cauchy stress in terms of principal stretches

Compressible neo-Hookean material

For a compressible neo-Hookean hyperelastic material, the principal components of the Cauchy stress are given by

Therefore, the differences between the principal stresses are

Incompressible neo-Hookean material

In terms of the principal stretches, the Cauchy stress differences for an incompressible hyperelastic material are given by

For an incompressible neo-Hookean material,

Therefore,

which gives

Uniaxial extension

Compressible neo-Hookean material

The true stress as a function of uniaxial stretch predicted by a compressible neo-Hookean material for various values of . The material properties are representative of natural rubber.

For a compressible material undergoing uniaxial extension, the principal stretches are

Hence, the true (Cauchy) stresses for a compressible neo-Hookean material are given by

The stress differences are given by

If the material is unconstrained we have . Then

Equating the two expressions for gives a relation for as a function of , i.e.,

or

The above equation can be solved numerically using a Newton-Raphson iterative root finding procedure.

Incompressible neo-Hookean material

Comparison of experimental results (dots) and predictions for Hooke's law(1), neo-Hookean solid(2) and Mooney-Rivlin solid models(3)

Under uniaxial extension, and . Therefore,

Assuming no traction on the sides, , so we can write

where is the engineering strain. This equation is often written in alternative notation as

The equation above is for the true stress (ratio of the elongation force to deformed cross-section). For the engineering stress the equation is:

For small deformations we will have:

Thus, the equivalent Young's modulus of a neo-Hookean solid in uniaxial extension is , which is in concordance with linear elasticity ( with for incompressibility).

Equibiaxial extension

Compressible neo-Hookean material

The true stress as a function of biaxial stretch predicted by a compressible neo-Hookean material for various values of . The material properties are representative of natural rubber.

In the case of equibiaxial extension

Therefore,

The stress differences are

If the material is in a state of plane stress then and we have

We also have a relation between and :

or,

This equation can be solved for using Newton's method.

Incompressible neo-Hookean material

For an incompressible material and the differences between the principal Cauchy stresses take the form

Under plane stress conditions we have

Pure dilation

For the case of pure dilation

Therefore, the principal Cauchy stresses for a compressible neo-Hookean material are given by

If the material is incompressible then and the principal stresses can be arbitrary.

The figures below show that extremely high stresses are needed to achieve large triaxial extensions or compressions. Equivalently, relatively small triaxial stretch states can cause very high stresses to develop in a rubber-like material. Note also that the magnitude of the stress is quite sensitive to the bulk modulus but not to the shear modulus.

The true stress as a function of equi-triaxial stretch predicted by a compressible neo-Hookean material for various values of . The material properties are representative of natural rubber.
The true stress as a function of J predicted by a compressible neo-Hookean material for various values of . The material properties are representative of natural rubber.

Simple shear

For the case of simple shear the deformation gradient in terms of components with respect to a reference basis is of the form [1]

where is the shear deformation. Therefore the left Cauchy-Green deformation tensor is

Compressible neo-Hookean material

In this case . Hence, . Now,

Hence the Cauchy stress is given by

Incompressible neo-Hookean material

Using the relation for the Cauchy stress for an incompressible neo-Hookean material we get

Thus neo-Hookean solid shows linear dependence of shear stresses upon shear deformation and quadratic dependence of the normal stress difference on the shear deformation. Note that the expressions for the Cauchy stress for a compressible and an incompressible neo-Hookean material in simple shear represent the same quantity and provide a means of determining the unknown pressure .

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ogden, R. W. , 1984, Nonlinear Elastic Deformations, Dover.
  2. C. W. Macosko, 1994, Rheology: principles, measurement and applications, VCH Publishers, ISBN 1-56081-579-5.
  3. Gent, A. N., ed., 2001, Engineering with rubber, Carl Hanser Verlag, Munich.

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