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Elastomers (rubbery materials) are widely used in engineering - often they play a pivotal role. Increasing demands are being made of elastomers components in terms of stresses, temperatures, hostile fluids, durability and, crucially, life prediction. This important book reviews the wealth of research on understanding failure mechanisms in elastomer components and how this understanding can be used to predict and extend service life.
In the first part of the book the main emphasis is on predictive methods and data currently available to quantify elastomer property deterioration. Oxidative and other types of accelerated ageing are considered, as are rubber - metal bond failure and fatigue crack initiation and propagation. Strengths and weakness of the various approaches are discussed. Part II focuses on particular components and applications such as : seals for gases in power generation or down-hole in the oil industry, large rubber-metal springs for transport and infrastructure, antivibration mounts in automotive engineering, and artificial heart valves.
With its distinguished editor and team of contributors, Elastomers and components : Services life prediction - progress and challenges will be an invaluable reference for engineers involved in the design and use of elastomer components.