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Accelerated Life Prediction of Ethylene-Propylene Diene Monomer Rubber Subjected to Combined Degradation

복합노화를 받는 EPDM 고무의 가속수명예측

  • Received : 2013.09.23
  • Accepted : 2013.12.03
  • Published : 2014.05.01

Abstract

The EPDM(ethylene-propylene diene monomer) rubbers used for manufacturing engine radiator hoses can be degraded by locally generated electrical stress in addition to thermal and mechanical stresses. This study presents an accelerated life prediction of the EPDM rubber under electrochemical stresses using the Arrhenius formula under various aging temperatures($60^{\circ}C$, $80^{\circ}C$, and $100^{\circ}C$). The modified life prediction formula considers the relationship between the gradient($E_a/R$) and the Arrhenius constant(C). The effects of tensile strain(5%, 10%) on the life of these rubbers were investigated. The aging temperature influences EPDM rubber life, and tensile strain was predicted. It was confirmed that the modified life prediction was within the data deviation level of the test.

내연기관의 냉각기 고무호스에 사용되는 EPDM 고무는 열과 기계적 하중을 받는 동시에 국부적으로 형성된 전기적 스트레스를 받아 복합적인 노화가 발생한다. 본 연구에서는 EPDM 고무의 전기화학적 복합노화 시험을 하고, 아레니우스 관계식을 이용하여 노화온도($60^{\circ}C$, $80^{\circ}C$, $100^{\circ}C$)에 따른 가속수명 예측식을 구하였다. 수명에 영향을 미치는 인장변형률(5%, 10%)을 반영하여 예측식의 기울기($E_a/R$) 및 아레니우스 상수(C)를 고려한 수정된 수명예측 식을 제안하였다. 이를 통해 노화온도와 인장변형률에 영향을 받은 EPDM 고무의 수명을 예측하였고, 수정된 수명예측 시간이 실제 실험결과의 편차 범위 이내에서 일치함을 확인하였다.

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