Langevin-elasticity-theory-based description of the tensile properties of double network rubbers

0189181 - UMCH-V 20033136 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Meissner, Bohumil - Matějka, Libor
Langevin-elasticity-theory-based description of the tensile properties of double network rubbers.
Polymer. Roč. 44, č. 16 (2003), s. 4611-4617. ISSN 0032-3861. E-ISSN 1873-2291
R&D Projects: GA ČR GA104/00/1311; GA AV ČR IAA4050008
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z4050913
Keywords : theory of rubber elasticity * double network rubbers * experimental testing
Subject RIV: CD - Macromolecular Chemistry
Impact factor: 2.340, year: 2003

A constitutive equation formed by a combination of the Langevin-statistics-based Arruda-Boyce theory with a constraint term based on tube theories provides a good basis for a quantitative interpretation of the stress-strain data on double networks of natural rubber. The success of the equation follows from its ability to model the upturn of reduced stress at high strains.
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