In situ synchrotron wide-angle X-ray diffraction investigation of fatigue cracks in natural rubber
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en
Article de revue
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Journal of Synchrotron Radiation. 2013, vol. 20, p. 105-109
International Union of Crystallography
English Abstract
Natural rubber exhibits remarkable mechanical fatigue properties usually attributed to strain-induced crystallization. To investigate this phenomenon, an original experimental setup that couples synchrotron radiation with ...Read more >
Natural rubber exhibits remarkable mechanical fatigue properties usually attributed to strain-induced crystallization. To investigate this phenomenon, an original experimental setup that couples synchrotron radiation with a homemade fatigue machine has been developed. Diffraction-pattern recording is synchronized with cyclic loading in order to obtain spatial distributions of crystallinity in the sample at prescribed times of the mechanical cycles. Then, real-time measurement of crystallinity is permitted during uninterrupted fatigue experiments. First results demonstrate the relevance of the method: the setup is successfully used to measure the crystallinity distribution around a fatigue crack tip in a carbon black filled natural rubber for different loading conditions.Read less <
English Keywords
strain-induced crystallization
wide-angle X-ray diffraction
fatigue
crack
natural rubber
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