A Review on the Mullins Effect in Tough Elastomers and Gels
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DOI: 10.1007/s10338-023-00460-6
Abstract: Tough elastomers and gels have garnered broad research interest due to their wide-ranging potential applications. However, during the loading and unloading cycles, a clear stress softening behavior can be observed in many material systems, which… read more here.
Keywords: review mullins; effect; effect tough; tough elastomers ... See more keywords
Role of molecular damage in crack initiation mechanisms of tough elastomers
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2410515121
Abstract: Significance Tough elastomers can stretch reversibly to large deformations without breaking because of internal energy dissipation mechanisms that slow down crack growth. By combining a temporal and spatial quantification of broken chemical bonds, and a… read more here.
Keywords: crack initiation; tough elastomers; damage; crack ... See more keywords