Issue 66, 2015

How I met your elastomers: from network topology to mechanical behaviours of conventional silicone materials

Abstract

Silicone elastomers are available in different formulations that are mainly discriminated by their crosslinking mechanisms. Different chemical networks lead to diverse mechanical behaviours. This work aims at comparing three types of conventional silicone elastomers, one Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR), one High Consistency Rubber (HCR) and one, thermoplastic, hydrogen bonded cross-linked elastomer (TPE). Each one is studied and compared in terms of network microstructure versus mechanical behaviour.

Graphical abstract: How I met your elastomers: from network topology to mechanical behaviours of conventional silicone materials

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
17 Apr 2015
Accepted
27 May 2015
First published
27 May 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 53713-53725

Author version available

How I met your elastomers: from network topology to mechanical behaviours of conventional silicone materials

A. M. Stricher, R. G. Rinaldi, C. Barrès, F. Ganachaud and L. Chazeau, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 53713 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA06965C

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