Fatigue behavior of elastomeric components: A review of the key factors of rubber formulation, manufacturing, and service conditions
T Gehling, J Schieppati, W Balasooriya… - Polymer …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Elastomeric materials are often used as components that undergo cyclic loading during
application, such as tires, seals, and hoses. For this reason, the long-term performance, or …
application, such as tires, seals, and hoses. For this reason, the long-term performance, or …
Ionic modification turns commercial rubber into a self-healing material
Invented by Charles Goodyear, chemical cross-linking of rubbers by sulfur vulcanization is
the only method by which modern automobile tires are manufactured. The formation of these …
the only method by which modern automobile tires are manufactured. The formation of these …
Determining parametrical functions defining the deformations of a plane strain tensile rubber sample
R Stoček, M Stěnička, J Maloch - Fatigue Crack Growth in Rubber …, 2021 - Springer
The plane strain (PS) tensile sample, which is very often named as pure shear sample,
featured prominently in classic studies of fracture mechanics of rubbers while investigating …
featured prominently in classic studies of fracture mechanics of rubbers while investigating …
Velocity transition in the crack growth dynamics of filled elastomers: Contributions of nonlinear viscoelasticity
Y Morishita, K Tsunoda, K Urayama - Physical Review E, 2016 - APS
The crack growth dynamics of the carbon-black (CB) filled elastomers is studied
experimentally and analyzed while focusing on both kinetics and crack tip profiles. The CB …
experimentally and analyzed while focusing on both kinetics and crack tip profiles. The CB …
Characterization of viscoelastic Poisson's ratio of engineering elastomers via DIC-based creep testing
JA Sotomayor-del-Moral, JB Pascual-Francisco… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
New data of creep and viscoelastic Poisson's ratio, ν (t), of five engineering elastomers
(Ethylene Propylene-Diene Monomer, Flouroelastomer (Viton®), nitrile butadiene rubber …
(Ethylene Propylene-Diene Monomer, Flouroelastomer (Viton®), nitrile butadiene rubber …
Tearing energy as fracture mechanical quantity for elastomers
The fracture mechanical characterization of elastomeric materials is based on a global
energy balance. Tearing energy was introduced in 1953 by Rivlin and Thomas to …
energy balance. Tearing energy was introduced in 1953 by Rivlin and Thomas to …
Tearing energy and path-dependent J-integral evaluation considering stress softening for carbon black reinforced elastomers
For carbon black reinforced Ethylene-Propylene-Diene Monomer Rubber (EPDM) fracture
mechanics investigations by using a Single Edge Notched Tension sample (SENT) are …
mechanics investigations by using a Single Edge Notched Tension sample (SENT) are …
The Effect of polyglycols on the fatigue crack growth of silica-filled natural rubber
Polyglycols are mainly used as plasticizers to enhance the incorporation of polar fillers in
non-polar elastomers. Polyglycols can help to prevent the self-agglomeration of the filler …
non-polar elastomers. Polyglycols can help to prevent the self-agglomeration of the filler …
Degradation of tires during intended usage
R Kipscholl, R Stoček - … of Elastomers in Practice, Experiments and …, 2022 - Springer
There are several factors that influence the wear behaviour and service life of tires. Three of
them are closely interrelated. They are the tire design, the operating conditions and the …
them are closely interrelated. They are the tire design, the operating conditions and the …
Influence of thermal ageing process on the crack propagation of rubber used for tire application
The present work studies the influence of thermal aging behaviour of rubber compounds
based on natural rubber (NR), styrene–butadiene rubber (SBR) and their blend NR/SBR …
based on natural rubber (NR), styrene–butadiene rubber (SBR) and their blend NR/SBR …