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A simple theory of filler reinforcement in elastomers subjected to shear
Author(s) -
Zorll Ulrich
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1966.070100909
Subject(s) - materials science , filler (materials) , composite material , elastomer , inflection point , shear modulus , simple shear , simple (philosophy) , modulus , dynamic mechanical analysis , reinforcement , shear (geology) , mathematics , polymer , geometry , philosophy , epistemology
The effects of a filler in an elastomer can be described by means of a theory based on a simple model in which the filler particles are assumed to be of uniform size, of cubic shape, and dispersed in such a manner as to occupy the points of a cubic space lattice. For the case of shear deformation, simple relations can be derived for the increase in the storage modulus G ' and the loss modulus, G ″ of the bulk material with an increase in filler content. Furthermore, the theory predicts the temperature shift of two points which can be easily determined experimentally: the inflection point of G ' and the maximum of G ″.