Physical Testing of Rubber

Description

Rubber is important in many engineering applications because of its unique properties. These properties must be measured with appropriate test methods developed specifically for this class of materials. This book provides, in one volume, comprehensive coverage of the procedures for measuring the whole range of the physical properties of rubber. This new edition presents an up-to-date introduction to the standard methods used for testing, quality control analysis, product evaluation, and production of design data for rubber and elastomers. Factors to be incorporated in the revision include the effects of newer instrumentation, the cutting back of laboratory staff, increased demands for formal accreditation and calibration, trend to product testing, overlap of thermoplastic elastomers with plastics and increased need for design data. Introduction....Pages 1-5 General Considerations....Pages 7-26 Standards and Standards Organisations....Pages 27-40 Preparation of Test Pieces....Pages 41-50 Conditioning and Test Atmospheres....Pages 51-62 Tests on Unvulcanized Rubbers....Pages 63-94 Mass, Density and Dimensions....Pages 95-108 Short Term Stress — Strain Properties....Pages 109-172 Dynamic Stress and Strain Properties....Pages 173-200 Creep, Relaxation and Set....Pages 201-218 Friction and Wear....Pages 219-243 Fatigue....Pages 245-257 Electrical Tests....Pages 259-274 Thermal Properties....Pages 275-286 Effect of Temperature....Pages 287-315 Environmental Resistance....Pages 317-348 Permeability....Pages 349-361 Adhesion, Corrosion and Staining....Pages 363-381