Modeling the thermomechanical effects of crystallization in natural rubber: II. Elementary thermodynamic properties

Mehrdad Negahban

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Abstract

The model proposed in the first part of this series for characterizing the thermomechanical response of natural rubber during crystallization is used in this article to model the elementary thermodynamic properties of natural rubber. In particular, known experimental results for the heat capacity, heat of fusion, fundamental melting temperature, and equilibrium crystallinity are used to calculate specific material functions associated with the proposed model. Based on these material parameters the model is used to evaluate the dependence of equilibrium crystallinity on pressure and temperature. The dependence of the melting temperature on pressure is also evaluated.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2791-2809
Number of pages19
JournalInternational Journal of Solids and Structures
Volume37
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1 2000
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Continuum modeling
  • Crystallinity
  • Crystallization
  • Heat capacity
  • Kinetics of crystallizationa
  • Natural rubber
  • Non-isothermal
  • Phase transition
  • Thermodynamics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Modeling and Simulation
  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Applied Mathematics

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