Pull-Through Adhesion Test
Abstract A modified form of the pull-through test is described, followed by a series of experiments, the first three of which demonstrate the precision of the method. Further experiments assess the effect of various factors on the pull-through force. It is found that specimen age has little effect. The tension applied to the cord during construction also produces a small but appreciable effect, amounting to a decrease of 1.3 per cent for a two-fold increase of the tension, but a greater effect, amounting to a 7 per cent increase of the pull-through force, is obtained when the rate of loading is doubled. The pull-through force is also shown to depend on the shape of the mounting device. The twist in a rayon cord does not give a significant effect, though the variability exhibited by the conventionally dipped cord is high. Temperature increase during test reduces the pull-through force; linear plots of the logarithm of the pull-through force against the reciprocal of the absolute temperature are obtained. The cord length embedded in the rubber is shown to bear a hyberbolic relationship to the pull-through force, confirming the theoretical relationship obtained analytically. Finally the pull-through test is considered in terms of the product.