Elastomer lifetime prediction

Clough, R. L. (1999) Oxidation of elastomers, in Mallinson, L. (Ed.) Lifetime Prediction of Materials, Oxford Kluwer. 

Lifetime Prediction of Elastomer for Radiation-Induced Degradation by Time Accelerated Method... 

Projection of material behavior Polymer lifetime prediction Elastomer low-temperature properties... 

Celina, M., Tmjillo, A., Gillen, K., Minier, L. Chemiluminescence as a condition monitoring method for thermal aging and lifetime prediction of an HTPB elastomer. Polym. Degrad. Stab. 91, 2365-2374 (2006)... 

K. T. GiUen, R.L. Clough, and J. Wiese, Prediction of Elastomer Lifetimes from Accelerated Thermal Aging Experiments. In R.L. Clough, N.C. BiUingham, and R.L. Clough, editors. Advances in Chemistry Series, number 249, pp. 557-575, American Chemical Society, Washington D.C., 1996. 

There have been few studies on the lifetime of dielectric elastomer transducers and fewer still that consider lifetime of dielectric elastomer generators. Plante and Dubowsky [32] smdied failures in acrylic materials and identified factors to predict performance limitations. Kornbluh et al. [33] did report some generator lifetime results, which will be highlighted here. The requirement for long lifetime can have... 

In addition to required performance when exposed for short terms to severe environments, oil-field elastomers must provide extended lifetime service of up to 20 years in those environments. As noted previously, elastomer properties change with time and before 1980, estimates of life prediction were difficult to assess. At that time, a life prediction technique based on testing under worst case conditions at temperatures in excess of service requirements was introduced to our industry [5]. This technique has been used in our industry successfully since then and is covered in Chapter 16B as well as Rubber Division, ACS papers [6,7]. 

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