Chemorheological response of elastomers at elevated temperatures: Experiments and simulations

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2758-2793

  Shaw, John A ^a   Jones, Alan S ^b   Wineman, Alan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemorheological degradation; Elastomer; Elevated temperature; Natural rubber; Scission

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; DIFFUSION; ENTROPY; ISOTHERMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; RHEOLOGY; RUBBER; STIFFNESS MATRIX; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL EXPANSION; VISCOELASTICITY;

CHEMORHEOLOGICAL DEGRADATION; ELEVATED TEMPERATURES; SCISSION; VISCOELASTIC RELAXATIONS;

ELASTOMERS;

EID: 25444449258     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2005.07.004     Document Type: Article

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