Micromethod for Estimation of the Degree of Crosslinking in Elastomers from Compression Modulus of Swollen Vulcanizates

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 525-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek A. Smith
1969 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 580-588
Author(s):  
Derek A. Smith

Abstract The method uses small specimens (of volume less than 0.1 cc) which swell to diffusion equilibrium in hydrocarbon solvents within 8 hr. Measurements of deflection to better than one μ are made with a modified Wallace microhardness tester, which is described. The name “reticulometer” is proposed for this instrument. Using peroxide-crosslinked natural rubbers swollen to equilibrium νr values of about 0.23 in n-decane or in benzene, values for the concentration of physically active network chains determined by the present method were not greatly different from those determined by conventional “equilibrium” stress—strain measurements in tension on the same samples. Detailed differences are discussed. The chief advantages of the microcompression method are: (a) the use of small samples of shape and size convenient for carrying out other conventional measurements of network chain density; (b) the rapid attainment of diffusion equilibrium encouraging the use of fully swollen specimens and minimizing the risk of inhomogeneous distribution of swelling agent; and (c) the rapidity of testing compared with tension measurements.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhijun Zhou ◽  
Shanshan Zhu ◽  
Xiang Kong ◽  
Jiangtao Lei ◽  
Tong Liu

The settlement calculation of postgrouting piles is complex and depends on the calculation method and parameters. Static load tests were conducted to compare the settlement characteristics of nongrouting and postgrouting piles, and three vital parameters in the layer-wise summation method were revised to predict the settlement of postgrouting piles. The elastic compression coefficient was deduced based on the Mindlin–Geddes method by considering the influence of the change in the pile side resistance distribution and end resistance ratio on the elastic compression after grouting. The relationship between the compression modulus and soil gravity stress and cone penetration resistance were established, respectively, using experimental data. The optimum value of the settlement empirical coefficient was determined using regional data. Finally, we used the postgrouting pile of the Wuqi–Dingbian expressway as a practical example. The results obtained from the layer-wise summation method after parametric optimization were close to the measured values. The results of this study provide reference data and guidance for the settlement calculation of postgrouting piles in this area.


1990 ◽  
Vol 05 (14) ◽  
pp. 1071-1080 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. W. HUANG ◽  
M. Z. FU ◽  
S. S. WU ◽  
S. D. YANG

The equation of state of the asymmetric nuclear matter is calculated with the Gogny D1 effective density-dependent nucleon-nucleon interaction and the Coulomb interaction in the framework of the finite-temperature HF method with the rearrangement term. The dependence of the thermodynamical properties such as the critical temperature of the liquid-gas phase transition, the chemical potential, the compression modulus and the entropy on the Coulomb interaction in nuclear matter is treated by using a shielded two-body Coulomb potential and this method has been found to be a reasonable and effective approach.


e-Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-110
Author(s):  
Anfu Guo ◽  
Hui Li ◽  
Jie Xu ◽  
Jianfeng Li ◽  
Fangyi Li

AbstractThe performance of Polystyrene microporous foaming (PS-MCF) materials is influenced by their microstructures. Therefore, it is essential for industrializing them to investigate the relationship between their microstructure and material properties. In this study, the relationship between the microstructure, compressive property, and thermal conductivity of the PS-MCF materials was studied systematically. The results show that the ideal foaming pressure of PS-MCF materials, obtaining compression performance, is around 20 MPa. In addition, the increase of temperature causes the decrease of sample density. It effects that the compression modulus and strength increase with the decrease of foaming temperature. Because the expansion rate and cell diameter of the PS-MCF materials reduce the thickness of cell wall, they are also negatively correlated with their mechanical properties. Moreover, there is a negative linear correlation between the thermal conductivity and cell rate, whereas the cell diameter is positively correlated with the thermal conductivity.


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. 3901
Author(s):  
Mohsen Setayeshmehr ◽  
Shahzad Hafeez ◽  
Clemens van Blitterswijk ◽  
Lorenzo Moroni ◽  
Carlos Mota ◽  
...  

Various hydrogel systems have been developed as biomaterial inks for bioprinting, including natural and synthetic polymers. However, the available biomaterial inks, which allow printability, cell viability, and user-defined customization, remains limited. Incorporation of biological extracellular matrix materials into tunable synthetic polymers can merge the benefits of both systems towards versatile materials for biofabrication. The aim of this study was to develop novel, cell compatible dual-component biomaterial inks and bioinks based on poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and solubilized decellularized cartilage matrix (SDCM) hydrogels that can be utilized for cartilage bioprinting. In a first approach, PVA was modified with amine groups (PVA-A), and mixed with SDCM. The printability of the PVA-A/SDCM formulations cross-linked by genipin was evaluated. On the second approach, the PVA was functionalized with cis-5-norbornene-endo-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride (PVA-Nb) to allow an ultrafast light-curing thiol-ene cross-linking. Comprehensive experiments were conducted to evaluate the influence of the SDCM ratio in mechanical properties, water uptake, swelling, cell viability, and printability of the PVA-based formulations. The studies performed with the PVA-A/SDCM formulations cross-linked by genipin showed printability, but poor shape retention due to slow cross-linking kinetics. On the other hand, the PVA-Nb/SDCM showed good printability. The results showed that incorporation of SDCM into PVA-Nb reduces the compression modulus, enhance cell viability, and bioprintability and modulate the swelling ratio of the resulted hydrogels. Results indicated that PVA-Nb hydrogels containing SDCM could be considered as versatile bioinks for cartilage bioprinting.


1987 ◽  
Vol 58 (22) ◽  
pp. 2383-2383 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. van der Woude ◽  
W. T. A. Borghols ◽  
S. Brandenburg ◽  
M. M. Sharma ◽  
M. N. Harakeh

2014 ◽  
Vol 919-921 ◽  
pp. 828-834
Author(s):  
Chang Dan Wang ◽  
Shun Hua Zhou ◽  
Hui Su

To research and analyze the additional stress distribution and change of granular materials, the model tests are used to observe vertical additional stress in different position and depth in different foundations. And the comparison between observed values both in different soils and single soils is conducted to analyze the transmission and attenuation of additional stress in granular materials. The research results show that the existing of boundary surface can lead to different vertical additional stress transmit obviously. And with the increasing of loading, the vertical additional stress differences between that of different soils get larger, meanwhile, the ratio of stress differences to smaller additional stress increases slightly. With the increasing of depth, the attenuation rate of vertical additional stress of silty soil changes much fast than that of fine sand. Wherever in horizontal direction or vertical direction, the vertical additional stress of fine sand which has higher compression modulus in different soils is slightly larger than that in single soil and transfers additional stress (loading) more under the same loading. To granular materials, inner friction structure effect is evident influence to additional stress transfer.


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