Inelastic response of thermo-oxidatively aged carbon black filled polychloroprene rubber. Part II: Mullins effect

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-1-2022

Abstract

The present investigation focuses on the effect of the elastomer network modifications in the elastomer network due to thermo-oxidative aging (as proposed in Part I) on the Mullins effect. A series of cyclic mechanical tensile loading modes are imposed on thermo-oxidatively aged specimens to understand the repercussions of cross-linking and chain scission on Mullins effect and its recovery. Mullins effect is characterized using two methods to assess the stress-softening occurring as a result of thermo-oxidative aging. The observations reveal that hysteresis, permanent set, Mullins effect, and its recovery are significantly affected by the change in elastomer network.

Keywords

Thermo-oxidative aging, Crosslinking, Chain scission, Mullins effect, Recovery of Mullins effect

Publication Title

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Divisions

fac_eng

Funders

Universiti Malaya [IIRG012A-2019]

Volume

204

Publisher

Elsevier

Publisher Location

THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLAND

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