Dependence on mean stress and stress amplitude of fatigue life of EPDM elastomers

Plastics, Rubber and Composites Processing and Applications

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 421-425

  Abraham, F ^a   Alshuth, T ^b   Jerrams, S ^c  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b Deutsches Inst K   (Germany)

^c DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATERIALS TESTING; STRAIN; STRESSES;

FATIGUE RESISTANCE; MEAN STRESS; STRAIN CRYSTALLIZATION; STRESS AMPLITUDE;

SYNTHETIC RUBBER;

EID: 0035686564     PISSN: 09598111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/146580101101541822     Document Type: Article

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