Overview
- Nominated by the Technical University Dresden (Germany) and by the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Materials Dresden as an outstanding PhD thesis
- Provides new insight into the structural behavior of natural rubber under mechanical loads
- Employs a multitude of experimental investigation techniques (incl. WAXD, SAXS, SEM) and combines them with newly developed methodology for the sample preparation
- Includes a comprehensive introduction to and concise review of the field, introducing the reader carefully to the topic and methodology
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Cavitation
- Crystallization Kinetics
- Elastomer Deformation and Fracture
- Mechanical Properties of Polymers
- Natural Rubber Reinforcement
- Polymers Under Deformation
- Strain-induced Crystallization
- Synchrotron Small and Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering & Diffraction
- Synchrotron X-ray Radiation
- Time-dependent Structure Evolution in Polymers
- WAXD, SAXS, USAXS, SEM
About this book
This thesis offers novel insights into the time-dependent structural evolution of polymers under deformation. In-situ tensile experiments at high-brilliance synchrotron sources allowed to characterize the material with unrivaled resolution in time and space. The strain-induced crystallization in natural rubber was studied by wide-angle X-ray diffraction. Special emphasis was put on the establishment of new structure-property relationships to give a more in-depth understanding of the mechanical performance of rubber parts, e.g. in tear fatigue loading. To this end, the kinetics of strain-induced crystallization were investigated, subjecting the material to high strain rates. The local structure around a crack tip was observed by scanning wide-angle X-ray diffraction. Ultra-small angle X-ray scattering served to study filled elastomers under deformation, from specially prepared model filler systems to industrially relevant carbon black filled rubbers. Other methods include electron microscopy coupled with in-situ tensile testing and optical dilatometry to examine cavitation in rubbers.
The underlying theory as well as a literature review are covered by an extensive introductory chapter, followed by a description of the experimental techniques. The results are presented in more detail than in the original journal publications.Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: In-situ Structure Characterization of Elastomers during Deformation and Fracture
Authors: Karsten Brüning
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06907-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-06906-7Published: 08 July 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36034-8Published: 10 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-06907-4Published: 21 June 2014
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 124
Number of Illustrations: 31 b/w illustrations, 51 illustrations in colour
Topics: Polymer Sciences, Condensed Matter Physics, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials