Mechanical characterisation of anisotropic stress softening in carbon black filled rubber

Kahraman H

Mechanical characterisation of anisotropic stress softening in carbon black filled rubber - Plastics, Rubber and Composites 2013 - 19-25

The deformation induced stress softening strongly influences the material behaviour of the filled rubber and is a very complex issue. For the description of the anisotropic Mullins effect, there is still a lack of suitable experimental data. For this purpose, experiments with carbon black filled chloroprene rubber (CR) were carried out using multiple load steps. After repeated stretching in the same direction, a subsequent first loading in any other direction on the material behaviour during that loading process, characteristic values are defined.


Carbon black
Chloroprene rubber
Deformation energy
Deformation induced anisotropy
MUllins effect
S shape
Stress softening