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Journal of Materials Science | 2016

Thermomechanical properties of zirconium tungstate/hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR) composites for low-temperature applications

Anton Akulichev; Benjamin Alcock; Avinash Tiwari; Andreas T. Echtermeyer

Rubber compounds for pressure sealing application typically have inferior dimensional stability with temperature fluctuations compared with their steel counterparts. This effect may result in seal leakage failures when subjected to decreases in temperature. Composites of hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR) and zirconium tungstate as a negative thermal expansion filler were prepared in order to control the thermal expansivity of the material. The amount of zirconium tungstate (ZrW2O8) was varied in the range of 0 to about 40 vol%. The coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), bulk modulus, uniaxial extension and compression set properties were measured. The CTE of the ZrW2O8-filled HNBR decreases with the filler content and it is reduced by a factor of 2 at the highest filler concentration used. The filler effect on CTE is found to be stronger when HNBR is below the glass transition temperature. The experimental thermal expansion data of the composites are compared with the theoretical estimates and predictions given by FEA. The effect of ZrW2O8 on the mechanical characteristics and compression set of these materials is also discussed.


Journal of Chemical Physics | 2018

Adhesion between rubber and glass in dry and lubricated condition

L. Dorogin; Avinash Tiwari; C. Rotella; P. Mangiagalli; B. N. J. Persson

We study the adhesion between differently processed glass and filled bromobutyl rubber in dry conditions, in water, and in silicone oil. The boundary line between contact and non-contact in adhesion experiments can be considered as a mode I crack, and we show that viscoelastic energy dissipation, close to the opening (or closing) crack tip and surface roughness, strongly affects the work of adhesion. We observe strong adhesion hysteresis and, in contrast to the Johnson-Kendall-Roberts theory prediction for elastic solids, this results in a pull-off force (and work of adhesion) which depends on the loading force and contact time. In particular, for the system immersed in water and silicone oil, we register very weak adhesive bonding. For glass ball with baked-on silicone oil, the pull-off force is nearly independent of the contact time, but this is not observed for the unprocessed glass surface.


Journal of Chemical Physics | 2018

Rubber friction: The contribution from the area of real contact

Avinash Tiwari; N. Miyashita; N. Espallargas; B. N. J. Persson

There are two contributions to the friction force when a rubber block is sliding on a hard and rough substrate surface, namely, a contribution Fad = τf A from the area of real contact A and a viscoelastic contribution Fvisc from the pulsating forces exerted by the substrate asperities on the rubber block. Here we present experimental results obtained at different sliding speeds and temperatures, and we show that the temperature dependency of the shear stress τf, for temperatures above the rubber glass transition temperature Tg, is weaker than that of the bulk viscoelastic modulus. The physical origin of τf for T > Tg is discussed, and we propose that its temperature dependency is determined by the rubber molecule segment mobility at the sliding interface, which is higher than in the bulk because of increased free-volume effect due to the short-wavelength surface roughness. This is consistent with the often observed reduction in the glass transition temperature in nanometer-thick surface layers of glassy polymers. For temperatures T < Tg, the shear stress τf is nearly velocity independent and of similar magnitude as observed for glassy polymers such as PMMA or polyethylene. In this case, the rubber undergoes plastic deformations in the asperity contact regions and the contact area is determined by the rubber penetration hardness. For this case, we propose that the frictional shear stress is due to slip at the interface between the rubber and a transfer film adsorbed on the concrete surface.


EPL | 2017

Rubber adhesion below the glass transition temperature: Role of frozen-in elastic deformation

Anton Akulichev; Avinash Tiwari; L. Dorogin; Andreas T. Echtermeyer; B.N.J. Persson

We have studied how the adhesion between rubber and a flat countersurface depends on temperature. When the two solids are separated at room temperature negligible adhesion is detected, which is due to the elastic deformation energy stored in the rubber, which is given back during pull-off and help to break the adhesive bonds. When the system is cooled down below the glass transition temperature, the elastic deformation imposed on the system at room temperature is “frozen-in” and the stored-up elastic energy is not given back during separation at the low temperature. This results in a huge increase in the pull-off force. This study is crucial for many applications involving rubber at low temperatures, e.g. , rubber seals for cryogenic or space applications.


EPL | 2016

Rubber friction directional asymmetry

Avinash Tiwari; L. Dorogin; B. Steenwyk; A. Warhadpande; M. Motamedi; G. Fortunato; V. Ciaravola; B. N. J. Persson

In rubber friction studies it is usually assumed that the friction force does not depend on the sliding direction, unless the substrate has anisotropic properties, like a steel surface grinded in one direction. Here we will present experimental results for rubber friction, where we observe a strong asymmetry between forward and backward sliding, where forward and backward refer to the run-in direction of the rubber block. The observed effect could be very important in tire applications, where directional properties of the rubber friction could be induced during braking.


Soft Matter | 2017

The effect of surface roughness and viscoelasticity on rubber adhesion

Avinash Tiwari; L. Dorogin; A. I. Bennett; Kyle D. Schulze; Wallace Gregory Sawyer; M. Tahir; Gert Heinrich; B. N. J. Persson


Energy | 2017

Hybrid entropy – TOPSIS approach for energy performance prioritization in a rectangular channel employing impinging air jets

Ranchan Chauhan; Tej Singh; Avinash Tiwari; Amar Patnaik; N.S. Thakur


Soft Matter | 2017

Rubber contact mechanics: adhesion, friction and leakage of seals

Avinash Tiwari; Leonid Dorogin; Muhammad Tahir; Klaus Werner Stöckelhuber; Gert Heinrich; N. Espallargas; B. N. J. Persson


Wear | 2017

Influence of wollastonite shape and amount on tribo-performance of non-asbestos organic brake friction composites

Tej Singh; Avinash Tiwari; Amar Patnaik; Ranchan Chauhan; Sharafat Ali


Soft Matter | 2017

Feasibility of using microencapsulated phase change materials as filler for improving low temperature performance of rubber sealing materials

Avinash Tiwari; Sergey N. Shubin; Ben Alcock; Alexander B. Freidin; Brede Thorkildsen; Andreas T. Echtermeyer

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Andreas T. Echtermeyer

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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Anton Akulichev

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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N. Espallargas

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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Gert Heinrich

Dresden University of Technology

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Sergey N. Shubin

Russian Academy of Sciences

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