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ArticlePolymers2020

Viscoelastic Behavior of Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Silicone Composites Exposed to Cyclic Loading.

Julia Beter, Bernd Schrittesser, Bernhard Lechner, Mohammad Reza Mansouri, Claudia Marano, Peter Filipp Fuchs, Gerald Pinter

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Article in Polymers, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Julia BeterPolymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH, Roseggerstrasse 12, 8700 Leoben, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-9332-8635
Bernd SchrittesserPolymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH, Roseggerstrasse 12, 8700 Leoben, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-8756-6634
Bernhard LechnerPolymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH, Roseggerstrasse 12, 8700 Leoben, Austria.
Mohammad Reza MansouriPolymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH, Roseggerstrasse 12, 8700 Leoben, Austria.
Claudia MaranoDepartment of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5319-9610
Peter Filipp FuchsPolymer Competence Center Leoben GmbH, Roseggerstrasse 12, 8700 Leoben, Austria.
Gerald PinterDepartment of Polymer Engineering and Science, Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Otto Gloeckelstrasse 2, 8700 Leoben, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-1790-3420
Polymer Competence Center Leoben (Austria) · ATMontanuniversität Leoben · ATPolitecnico di Milano · IT

Funding

Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft 21647053Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft 854178
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this work was to analyze the influence of fibers on the mechanical behavior of fiber-reinforced elastomers under cyclic loading. Thus, the focus was on the characterization of structure-property interactions, in particular the dynamic mechanical and viscoelastic behavior. Endless twill-woven glass fibers were chosen as the reinforcement, along with silicone as the matrix material. For the characterization of the flexible composites, a novel testing device was developed. Apart from the conventional dynamic mechanical analysis, in which the effect of the fiber orientation was also considered, modified step cycle tests were conducted under tensile loading. The material viscoelastic behavior was studied, evaluating both the stress relaxation response and the capability of the material to dissipate energy under straining. The effects of the displacement rate of the strain level, the amplitude of the strain applied in the loading-unloading step cycle test, and the number of the applied cycles were evaluated. The results revealed that an optimized fiber orientation leads to 30-fold enhanced stiffness, along with 10 times higher bearable stress. The findings demonstrated that tailored reinforced elastomers with endless fibers have a strong influence on the mechanical performance, affecting the structural properties significantly.

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cyclic loadingdynamic mechanical analysisfiber-reinforced elastomerflexible compositestep cycle testviscoelasticity

Identifiers

PMID32825050
PMCPMC7565797
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