ISSN: 0090-3973
Published Online: 15 March 2006
Page Count: 7

High Frequency Dynamic Testing of Rubbers and Rubber to Metal Devices

Cambiaghi, D
Full Professor of Machine Design,Università degli Studi di Brescia,

Magalini, A
Research Engineer,Università degli Studi di Brescia,

Ramorino, G
Research Engineer,Università degli Studi di Brescia,

Riccò, T
Full Professor of Materials Science and Technology,Università degli Studi di Brescia,

Vetturi, D
Associate Professor of Mechanical and Thermal Measurements,Università degli Studi di Brescia,

(Received 21 September 2005; accepted 12 January 2006)

Abstract

This paper develops a methodology to test and evaluate the dynamic properties of elastomeric compounds and of rubber to metal devices by means of an electrodynamic shaker. The dynamic tensile and shear moduli of elastomeric materials and the dynamic stiffness of rubber components are evaluated under different conditions of excitation frequency, temperature, dynamic deformation, and static load.

Keywords:
rubbers, dynamic behavior, nonlinearity

Paper ID: JTE100121
DOI: 10.1520/JTE100121
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