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A determination of crosslink density from compression modulus data
Author(s) -
Melley R. E.,
Stuckey J. E.
Publication year - 1970
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.1970.070140912
Subject(s) - modulus , natural rubber , materials science , composite material , compression (physics) , series (stratigraphy) , young's modulus , stress–strain curve , deformation (meteorology) , geology , paleontology
A comparison of the crosslink densities calculated from compression modulus and stress–strain measurements is made for a series of natural rubber vulcanizates. Errors resulting from the use of accepted approximations and the effect of sample dimensions are also investigated.