Investigations regarding environmental effects on fatigue life of natural rubber

Enthalten in
Constitutive Models for Rubber VII
Start Page
369
End Page
374
Citation
Constitutive Models for Rubber VII: 369-374 (2011)
Contribution to Conference
7th European Conference on Constitutive Models for Rubber, ECCMR 2011 
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85134928122
ISBN
978-0-203-13524-2
978-1-4665-5399-6
This paper presents investigations with specimens of sulphur-linked natural rubber concerning effects of ageing, preload and ozone on mechanical fatigue life. In service, rubber parts often are exposed to these influences, therefore fatigue life may be affected. Especially for natural rubber, this aspect is very important because this material is very susceptible to ageing and ozone effects. Thus, impacts of thermal ageing and ozone in interaction with mechanical loads have been investigated to broaden knowledge regarding their effects and interdependencies.Well-known approaches can be confirmed and extended. Additionally, new aspects have been found.
DDC Class
620: Engineering