TY  - JOUR
AU  - Persson, B. N. J.
AU  - Albohr, O.
AU  - Heinrich, G.
AU  - Ueba, H.
TI  - Crack propagation in rubber-like materials
JO  - Journal of physics / Condensed matter
VL  - 17
SN  - 0953-8984
CY  - Bristol
PB  - IOP Publ.
M1  - PreJuSER-48855
SP  - R1071
PY  - 2005
N1  - Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012
AB  - Crack propagation in rubber-like materials is of great practical importance but still not well understood. We study the contribution to the crack propagation energy (per unit area) G from the viscoelastic deformations of the rubber in front of the propagating crack tip. We show that G takes the standard form G(v, T) = G(0)[1 + f (v, T)] where G(0) is associated with the (complex) bond-breaking processes at the crack tip while f (v, T) is determined by the viscoelastic energy dissipation in front of the crack tip. As applications, we discuss the role of crack propagation for adhesion, rolling resistance and sliding friction for smooth surfaces, and for rubber wear.
KW  - J (WoSType)
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000233614700004
DO  - DOI:10.1088/0953-8984/17/44/R01
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/48855
ER  -