Determining fatigue threshold of elastomers through an elastic limit strain point.
Soft Matter
; 20(22): 4402-4413, 2024 Jun 05.
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ABSTRACT
Determining the fatigue threshold of elastomers is particularly important to predict their durability and lifespan. However, there has been almost no effective approach to calculate this threshold fast and accurately so far. To realize rapid fatigue performance testing, in this paper, a new method is proposed to calculate the fatigue threshold through the elastic limit strain point of elastomers that can be obtained from the continuous Mullins test. Compared with the traditional binary method to predict fatigue threshold, this method significantly reduces the time required for fatigue testing of elastomers, which can save approximately 2-3 sampling points in the fatigue test, i.e. a time savings of around 40%. Our method also proved to be effective for the elastomers at 0 °C. Additionally, a dual-network elastomer was synthesized using the interpenetrating network method, exhibiting improved elasticity (2.1 MPa and 3.1 MPa), toughness (1423 J m-2 and 2100 J m-2), and higher fatigue threshold (125 J m-2 and 385 J m-2) at 0 °C and room temperature. This material presents great application potential in marine anti-fouling.
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Soft Matter
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