Creep behaviour of rubbers subjected to repeated loadings


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Pond T. J., . Creep behaviour of rubbers subjected to repeated loadings. pp. 93-106. ISSN 0127-7065

Abstract

The creep behaviour of various rubbers has been studied when subjected to repeated loading conditions (cyclic creep and compared to the creep behaviour under equivalent constant load conditions. It has been found that the repeated loading of strain crystallising rubbers under high stress levels can produce a substantial enhancement of creep rates over that observed in the static loading condition. The presence of crystallisation during stressing is thought to induce high stresses in the rubber network near the boundary region of the crystal sites and that these high stresses lead predominantly to the breakage of crosslinks. It appears from swelling and set measurements that crosslink breakage is responsible for approximately half of the total cyclic creep with visco-elastic effects accounting for the remainder.


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Abstract

The creep behaviour of various rubbers has been studied when subjected to repeated loading conditions (cyclic creep and compared to the creep behaviour under equivalent constant load conditions. It has been found that the repeated loading of strain crystallising rubbers under high stress levels can produce a substantial enhancement of creep rates over that observed in the static loading condition. The presence of crystallisation during stressing is thought to induce high stresses in the rubber network near the boundary region of the crystal sites and that these high stresses lead predominantly to the breakage of crosslinks. It appears from swelling and set measurements that crosslink breakage is responsible for approximately half of the total cyclic creep with visco-elastic effects accounting for the remainder.

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Item Type: Article
AGROVOC Term: Hevea rubber
AGROVOC Term: Natural rubber
AGROVOC Term: Measurement
AGROVOC Term: Cyclic variation (periodicity)
AGROVOC Term: Vulcanization
AGROVOC Term: Loading
AGROVOC Term: Viscoelasticity
AGROVOC Term: Crystallization
AGROVOC Term: Behaviour
AGROVOC Term: Cross-linking
Depositing User: Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2025 06:28
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23523

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