Understanding the effects of in-service temperature and functional fluid on the ageing of silicone rubber Kashi, Sima, De Souza, Mandy, Al-Assafi, Salwan and Varley, Russell 2019, Understanding the effects of in-service temperature and functional fluid on the ageing of silicone rubber, Polymers, vol. 11, no. 3, doi: 10.3390/polym11030388. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Understanding the effects of in-service temperature and functional fluid on the ageing of silicone rubber Author(s) Kashi, Sima orcid.org/0000-0002-3974-6825 De Souza, Mandy orcid.org/0000-0003-4712-2294 Al-Assafi, Salwan Varley, Russell orcid.org/0000-0002-3792-1140 Journal name Polymers Volume number 11 Issue number 3 Total pages 14 Publisher MDPI Publishing Place of publication Basel, Switzerland Publication date 2019-02-26 ISSN 2073-4360 Keyword(s) ageing mechanical properties silicone rubber temperature thermal properties Science & Technology Physical Sciences Polymer Science BEHAVIOR Summary With an organic/inorganic hybrid nature, silicone elastomers are amongst the most versatile engineering materials, exploited in a wide range of applications either as end-products or in manufacturing processes. In many industrial machines, silicone components are exposed to in-service conditions, such as high or low temperatures, contact with functional fluids, mechanical loading, and deformations, which can adversely affect these components and reduce their lifespan, leading to machine failure in turn. The present study investigates the behaviour of a silicone component of a manufacturing equipment and the variations in the part's properties due to in-service conditions (temperature, exposure to heat transfer fluid, and mechanical deformation) to develop a monitoring tool. An experimental design was employed to study the main and the interaction effects of temperature (22 °C, 180 °C), medium (air, synthetic heat transfer fluid), and strain (0%, 200%) on the silicone component's properties. Results showed that while the chemistry of the component remains intact, its thermal and in particular mechanical properties are largely influenced by the in-service conditions. Consequently, leading to a physical rather than a chemical failure of the component and limiting its service life. Statistical analysis revealed that high temperature and the exposure to the heat transfer fluid have the most sever effects. Moreover, these two manufacturing parameters were found to have a significant interaction with one another, whose effect cannot not be neglected. Language eng DOI 10.3390/polym11030388 Field of Research 091209 Polymers and Plastics HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2019, The Authors Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30120383 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Institute for Frontier Materials Open Access Collection GTP Research Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open access)   Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 04 Apr 2019, 13:41:29 EST Fri, 05 Apr 2019, 04:01:47 EST Fri, 10 May 2019, 06:02:50 EST Sat, 11 May 2019, 02:30:34 EST Mon, 13 May 2019, 10:10:21 EST Mon, 13 May 2019, 10:12:14 EST Mon, 13 May 2019, 10:37:36 EST Fri, 15 Nov 2019, 04:40:34 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 2 times in TR Web of Science Cited 2 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 223 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 04 Apr 2019, 13:41:29 EST

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