Issue 51, 2019, Issue in Progress

Relationship between dynamic fatigue crack propagation properties and viscoelasticity of natural rubber/silicone rubber composites

Abstract

In this paper, dynamic fatigue crack propagation properties of natural rubber/silicone rubber (NR/VMQ) composites are studied under constant tearing energy (G) input. Through dynamic fatigue crack growth testing, it is found that with the increase of VMQ fraction, NR/VMQ exhibits a lower crack growth rate (dc/dN). The viscoelastic parameters have been recorded in real-time during crack propagation, including the storage modulus E′, loss factor tan δ, and loss compliance modulus J′′, and their relationships with crack propagation behaviour have been established. The improved crack propagation resistance is attributed to the reduced J′′, resulting from the synergistic effect of increased E′ and decreased tan δ, and thus more energy dissipation occurred in the linear viscoelastic region in front of the crack tip, which consumed part of the energy for crack growth. Finally, good correlation between dc/dN and J′′ could be successfully established.

Graphical abstract: Relationship between dynamic fatigue crack propagation properties and viscoelasticity of natural rubber/silicone rubber composites

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 Jul 2019
Accepted
12 Sep 2019
First published
20 Sep 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2019,9, 29813-29820

Relationship between dynamic fatigue crack propagation properties and viscoelasticity of natural rubber/silicone rubber composites

Q. Han, L. Zhang and Y. Wu, RSC Adv., 2019, 9, 29813 DOI: 10.1039/C9RA05833H

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