Computation of Fatigue Life and Safety Factor of Elastomer

Authors

  • Pooja Shah Applied Mechanics and Structure Engineering Department, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
  • Krishna Nair Applied Mechanics and Structure Engineering Department, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda Department
  • Nirav Patel Civil Engineering Department, Navrachana University
  • Mihir Parekh Junior Site Engineer, Ashray Infrastructure

Keywords:

Elastomers, Carbon black fillers, Uniaxial Tensile Test, Yeoh Hyperelastic Model, Constant Amplitude Fatigue Test, Stress Life Fatigue Analysis, FEA Software

Abstract

Elastomers are widely used in academic as well as in industrial application. The present paper purpose is to
understand the mechanical and cyclic properties of elastomers. Moreover how the fillers added in elastomers affect the
mechanical properties and fracture behavior of the elastomers is discussed. Elastomers with two different grades of
fillers are taken for research work. Experimental tensile test is performed to model the elastomers as hyperelastic
material in software and to obtain the mechanical properties of elastomers. Constant amplitude fatigue test is performed
on both the elastomers to obtain the cyclic properties and cycles to failure. This experimental data is taken for Stress Life
Fatigue Analysis in FEA software to compute the Fatigue Life and Fatigue Safety Factor. Comparison of fatigue life and
fatigue safety factor is tabulated to understand the fracture behavior and fatigue phenomenon in elastomers.

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Published

2019-09-25

How to Cite

Pooja Shah, Krishna Nair, Nirav Patel, & Mihir Parekh. (2019). Computation of Fatigue Life and Safety Factor of Elastomer. International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), 6(9), 53–60. Retrieved from https://ijaerd.org/index.php/IJAERD/article/view/4395

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 9 (2019): Volume: 06, Issue: 09 - September, 2019

Section

Articles