Long-term and Accelerated Ageing Tests on Rubbers

Authors: R.P. Brown, M.J. Forrest and G. Soulanget
Published: 2000
Number of Pages: 80 (This is a soft-backed is from the Rapra Review Reports, Vol. 10, No. 2, Report 110.)

The properties of rubbers are subject to change as a result of ageing, ultimately to the point where the material is no longer capable of fulfilling its function. After a brief introduction to the main environmental and mechanical factors affecting performance, this review focuses on the thermo-oxidative ageing of rubber. It considers the methods of, and the published results from, both natural and accelerated tests. A major section of the report is devoted to exposure and test techniques with discussion of the methods of physical and chemical analysis. An additional indexed section containing several hundred abstracts from the Rapra Polymer Library database gives useful references for further reading.

Author / Editor Details: Roger Brown is Manager of Technical Projects at Rapra Technology Limited, and is the author or co-author of over 60 technical papers and the author or editor of five books. Martin Forrest is Principal Consultant Analyst, and has been involved in the analysis of a wide variety of polymers using a range of analytical techniques. Gerald Soulagnet is an Assistant Test Engineer, and has been involved in both mechanical and chemical analysis of polymers.

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