Physical Test Methods for Elastomers

Roger Brown is an internationally acknowledged expert on physical testing and quality assurance of polymers and has published more than 70 technical papers and several books on testing subjects. He was responsible for Rapra's testing laboratories and services for 25 years and is editor of the journal Polymer Testing. He is active in many standards committees and is leader of the British delegation to ISO Technical Committee 45. Roger and his wife Yoland have opened their garden at Brownhill House for the National Garden Scheme for 33 years. They also enjoy driving their 4 kit cars.

“This book compares many standard test methods for the determination of the short term mechanical properties (hardness, tension and compression), physical properties (electrical and thermal properties, permeability) and time dependent properties (dynamic stress and strain; creep, relaxation and set) of rubbers and thermoplastic elastomers. … The book is primarily intended as a reference for those directly concerned with testing elastomers or for those indirectly involved in testing such as design engineers.” (Margit Weltschev, Materials and Corrosion, Vol. 69 (7), July, 2018)

• Section I: Before You Test.- Introduction.- General Considerations.- Standards.- Conditioning and Test Atmospheres.- Section II: Processing and Preparation for Test.- Processability.- Preparation of Test Pieces.- Mass, Density and Dimensions.- Section III: Short Term Mechanical Properties.- Stress and Strain Data.- Hardness.- Tension.- Compression.- Shear and Flexure.- Tear.- Section IV: Time Dependent Properties.- Dynamic Stress and strain.- Creep, Relaxation and Set.- Section V: Physical Properties.- Electrical Properties.- Thermal Properties.- Permeability.- Section VI: Durability.- Friction and Abrasion.- Fatigue.- Effect of temperature.- Effect of Environment.- Section VII: Interaction with Other Materials.- Adhesion.- Corrosion and Staining.- Index.