Damage mechanisms in natural (NR) and synthetic rubber (SBR): Nucleation, growth and instability of the cavitation

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 184-196

  Bayraktar, E ^a,b   Isac, N ^a   Bessri, K ^b   Bathias, C ^b  

^a High Institute of Mechanic of Paris   (France)

^b University of Paris Cité   (France)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Damage mechanism; Rubber; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM); Static tension torsion; X ray's computed tomography (CT)

Indexed keywords

CARBON BLACK; CAVITATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CRACK PROPAGATION; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; NUCLEATION; RUBBER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHETIC RUBBER; TENSILE TESTING; TORSION TESTING;

DAMAGE MECHANISM; ELASTOMERIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

FATIGUE DAMAGE;

EID: 42149106753     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: 14602695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2007.01213.x     Document Type: Article

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