Finite element simulation of mechanical property evolvement of silicone rubber in the hot vulcanizing process

Polymer International

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-47

  Jia, Yuxi ^a   Sun, Sheng ^a   Liu, Lili ^a   Ji, Zhong ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Crosslinked structure; Integrated research; Mechanical property; Numerical simulation; Silicone rubber

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; POLYMERS; RUBBER; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); VULCANIZATION;

CROSSLINKED STRUCTURE PARAMETERS;

SILICONES;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; RUBBER;

EID: 0346038946     PISSN: 09598103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pi.1409     Document Type: Article

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