Creep Properties of Cylinder Metal Rubber under Static Compression at Elevated Temperatures

Abstract

In this study, the creep properties of cylindrical metal rubber (MR) specimen under static compression at elevated temperatures were investigated by a series of creep experiments. The cylindrical MR specimen has a good symmetrical property, and the mechanical properties are consistent in its different axial section. The failure determination parameters of MR under the coupling of thermal and mechanical static load of the forming direction were proposed in four aspects: the overall height, the average stiffness, the energy dissipation, and the variation of the loss factor. The variation patterns of the properties of the MR specimens were investigated with a static load at different temperatures for 324 h. The analytical equipment, including the simultaneous thermal analyzer (TGA/DSC), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), and scanning electron microscope (SEM), were used for material characterization and failure analysis. Based on the results, it is found that there are significant differences in the MR property variations subjected to creep tests at different elevated temperatures. The results indicated that an appropriate heat treatment for MR specimens would improve the creep resistance at elevated temperatures. In addition, the overall height and energy dissipation of the MR specimens were increased, and the average stiffness and the loss factor were decreased under the creep tests at 200 °C and 250 °C. However, under the creep tests at 25 °C, 300 °C, 350 °C, and 400 °C, the overall height, the energy dissipation and the loss factor were decreased, but the average stiffness was increased.