The effect of the rate of strain on tearing in rubber

Polymer Testing

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 163-172

  Sakulkaew, K ^a   Thomas, A G ^a   Busfield, J J C ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon black; Elastomer; Polymer; Rubber; Strain energy release rate; Strain induced crystallisation; Strength; Tear; Tearing energy

Indexed keywords

CRACK GROWTH; CRACK GROWTH RATES; CRITICAL STRAIN ENERGY; CRYSTAL FORMATION; CRYSTALLISATION; FILLED RUBBERS; FRACTURE MECHANICS APPROACH; NATURAL RUBBER; NATURAL RUBBERS; RATE OF INCREASE; REINFORCING MECHANISM; RUBBER MATERIAL; SBR COMPOUNDS; STICK SLIP; STRENGTH; STYRENE BUTADIENE RUBBER; TEAR; TEAR RATE; TEAR TEST; TEARING ENERGY; TIME DERIVATIVE; ZERO VELOCITY;

BUTADIENE; CARBON BLACK; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACK TIPS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENERGY RELEASE RATE; GROWTH RATE; SLIP FORMING; STRAIN ENERGY; STRAIN RATE; STYRENE; SYNTHETIC RUBBER;

RUBBER;

EID: 78650606531     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2010.11.014     Document Type: Article

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