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Xiu Liu1, Dingxiang Zhu1, Jianguo Lin2
1School of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China.
Abstract:
Temperature-frequency sweep tests were performed on silicone rubber to investigate the dynamic viscoelastic properties. The test results show that the viscoelasticity of silicone rubber presents significant temperature dependence and frequency dependence. The dynamic viscoelastic test curves at different temperatures can be shifted along the logarithmic frequency coordinate axis to construct smooth master curves at the reference temperature of 20 °C, covering a frequency range of 10 decades, which indicates thermorheological simplicity on a macro level and frequency temperature equivalence of the silicone rubber material in the experimental temperature range. The van Gurp-Palmen plot and Cole-Cole plot for the test data at various temperatures merge into a common curve, which further validates thermorheological simplicity. The temperature dependent shift factors of silicone rubber material were well characterized by the Williams-Landel-Ferry equation. Moreover, the fractional-order differential Kelvin (FDK) model, the fractional-order differential Zener (FDZ) model, and the improved fractional-order differential Zener (iFDZ) model were used to model the asymmetric loss factor master curve. The result shows that the iFDZ model is in good agreement with the test results, indicating that this model is suitable for describing the asymmetry of dynamic viscoelastic properties of silicone rubber.
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