Ultrasonic characterization of elastomers and elastometric composites

Subash B. Jayaraman; Jonathan P. Dick; Timothy Craychee; Jikai Du; Bernhard R. Tittmann

doi:10.1117/12.469900

11 June 2002 Ultrasonic characterization of elastomers and elastometric composites

Subash B. Jayaraman, Jonathan P. Dick, Timothy Craychee, Jikai Du, Bernhard R. Tittmann

Proceedings Volume 4702, Smart Nondestructive Evaluation for Health Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.469900
Event: NDE For Health Monitoring and Diagnostics, 2002, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Understanding the elastic properties of the various types of rubber is important for many commercial and academic applications. A sample set consisting of generic elastomeric compounds was studied using non-destructive non-contact ultrasonic techniques. The longitudinal sound wave velocities in the sample and wave amplitude attenuation in the sample were measured using the Second Wave Inc. Non-Contact Analyzer 1000 (NCA1000). The Contact method was then used to corroborate the results obtained. The preliminary results suggest that the differences in attenuation are driven by polymer type and also to a lesser extent by the loading level of carbon black fillers.

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Subash B. Jayaraman, Jonathan P. Dick, Timothy Craychee, Jikai Du, and Bernhard R. Tittmann "Ultrasonic characterization of elastomers and elastometric composites", Proc. SPIE 4702, Smart Nondestructive Evaluation for Health Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems, (11 June 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.469900

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