Abstract
This paper describes the dependence on test parameters of the fatigue resistance of EPDM. Fatigue was investigated using dumbbell specimens under load control at 1 Hz until failure. Tests were made in order to create a common Woehler-(s-n)-curve while increasing the stress amplitude and also to show the influence of increasing minimum stress at constant stress amplitude on fatigue properties. The results of these tests confirmed the well-known amplitude dependence of fatigue life in filled rubbers. An additional significant influence on fatigue life is seen to be the minimum stress in the cycles applied to these materials. Fatigue life is not dependent on strain crystallisation in EPDM and the results of this research can be used to increase the fatigue lives of components made from this material.
| Translated title of the contribution | Fatigue resistance of elastomers in dependence of stress amplitude and minimum stress |
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| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 643-647 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | KGK Kautschuk Gummi Kunststoffe |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- EPDM
- Fatigue
- Minimum Stress
- Strain Crystallisation
- Woehler-Curve