Computational evaluation of strain-rate-dependent deformation behavior of rubber and carbon-black-filled rubber under monotonic and cyclic straining

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 856-868

  Tomita, Y ^a   Azuma, K ^a   Naito, M ^a,b  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SRI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon black filled rubber; Cyclic deformation behavior; Homogenization method; Hysteresis loss; Molecular chain network theory; Strain rate dependent behavior

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HOMOGENIZATION METHOD; STRAIN RATE; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES; VISCOELASTICITY;

CYCLIC DEFORMATION; VISCOELASTIC DEFORMATION;

CARBON BLACK;

EID: 42049105753     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2007.09.010     Document Type: Article

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