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Authors Morozov, I. ; Lauke, B. ; Tada, T.
Title Structural modelling and stiffness of filled elastomers
Date 19.04.2014
Number 37182
Abstract A realistic model of spatial arrangement of fillers in the rubber matrix is developed. The structural parameters of the model such as the distribution of filler sizes, the fractal characteristics of clusters (agglomerates) and the presence of large dense particles (micropellets) are taken from the AFM-images of carbon black filled styrene–butadiene vulcanizates. A descriptor of filler distribution in the matrix, namely an index of heterogeneity, is proposed. The analysis of stiffness of synthesized 3D-structures allows us to determine the minimal representative size of the constructed systems and to judge the validity of various model simplifications (e.g., fillers of equal size or random arrangement, lack of micropellets, etc.).
Publisher Composites: Part B
Wikidata
Citation Composites: Part B 60 (2014) 555-560
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2014.01.002
Tags particle-reinforcement microstructures computational modelling atomic force microscopy rubber reinforcement systems

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