Mechanical Properties of Silicone Rubber in a Closed Volume

Abstract

This report covers an experiment to measure the mechanical properties of four samples of RTV silicone rubber. The test was conducted under conditions of small strains and an elevated hydrostatic pressure component of stresses (0 - 4000 psi). The results gave a Young's modulus in the range of 13,000 to 21,000 and a Poisson's ratio range of 0.48 to 0.49. The young's modulus values were much higher than the usual tensile values; however, a calculation of bulk modulus gave values which were within the accepted range.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA138129

Entities

People

  • G. P. O'hara

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bulk Modulus
  • Compression
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Reduction
  • Engineering
  • Experimental Data
  • Hardness
  • Hydrostatic Pressure
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Military Research
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Radial Stress
  • Shear Modulus
  • Stresses
  • Test Fixtures

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.