Predicting and confirming the lifetime of o-rings

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 257-270

  Gillen, K T ^a   Bernstein, R ^a   Wilson, M H ^b  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b NA 511   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated aging; Butyl o rings; Compression set; Compression stress relaxation; Lifetime predictions; Sealing force

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; AGING OF MATERIALS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; DEGRADATION; STRESS RELAXATION;

COMPRESSION SET; COMPRESSION STRESS-RELAXATION; LIFETIME PREDICTIONS; SEALING FORCE;

POLYMERS;

EID: 12744268191     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2004.07.019     Document Type: Article

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