Highly filled elastomers present strong nonlinear mechanical behavior. This study proposes
a biaxial dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) experiment to study the prestrain induced …

Highly-filled elastomers such as solid propellants exhibit a complex nonlinear viscoelastic
behavior. The microstructural origin of this behavior is difficult to ascertain with macroscopic …

The influence of prestrain on viscoelastic properties| E∗| and tan δ of four different HTPB
composite propellants was measured using Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA). Nonlinear …

Highly filled elastomers exhibit a complex microstructure made up of rigid fillers bounded by
a thin layer polymeric matrix. The interactions between the fillers and the binder amplify …

Highly filled elastomers such as solid propellants exhibit a complex nonlinear viscoelastic
behavior. This work aimed at determining the influence of binder–filler and filler–filler …

Highly-filled elastomers exhibit a complex nonlinear mechanical behaviour that is difficult to
characterize experimentally. This paper presents a Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) …

Atomic force microscopy has provided access to local moduli for propellants prepared with
bonding agents, which create a stiffness gradient in the matrix producing a stiffer interphase …

This study focuses on the viscoelastic behavior of an industrial hydroxyl‐terminated
polybutadiene (HTPB) based solid propellant. The analysis of the loss factor as function of …

Highly filled elastomers exhibit a complex nonlinear mechanical behaviour that is difficult to
characterize experimentally. This paper presents a Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) …

La conception et la réalisation des tests de qualification des engins propulsés nécessitent
une connaissance du comportement mécanique des matériaux utilisés pour leur fabrication …