Advances in Rubber Science and Technology

Monday, March 24, 2014: 1:30 PM-4:45 PM
Chair:
Ed Terrill, Akron Rubber Development Laboratory
1:30 PM
Muiti-Scale-Level Simulations for Filler-Filled Rubbers Using Coarse-Grained Model
Hiroshi Morita, Nanosystem Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, Katsumi Hagita, Department of Applied Physics, National Defense Academy of Japan, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan and Hiroshi Takano, Department of Physics, Keio University, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Japan
2:00 PM
Finite Element Simulation of Time-Dependent Effects Using a Microstructure-Based Model for Filled Elastomers
Rathan Raghunath1, Daniel Juhre1, Manfred Klüppel2 and Hagen Lorenz3, (1)Simulation and Continuum Mechanics, German Institute of Rubber Technology (DIK), Hannover, Germany, (2)Material Concepts and Modeling, German Institute of Rubber Technology (DIK), Hannover, Germany, (3)Precision Engineering, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig, Germany
2:30 PM
Investigation of the Temperature and Pressure Dependence of the Friction Properties of Elastomers on Rough Self-Affine Surfaces
Andrej Lang, Material Concepts and Modeling, German Institute for Rubber Technology (DIK), Hannover, Germany and Manfred Klüppel, Material Concepts and Modeling, German Institute of Rubber Technology (DIK), Hannover, Germany
3:00 PM
Break
3:15 PM
Viscoelastic Properties of Elastomer-Resin Blends and Relevance to Tire Tread Performance
Christopher Robertson, Ph.D.1, Emily Anderson, Ph.D.1, Terri Carvagno, Ph.D.2, Soumendra Basu, Ph.D.1 and Frederick Ignatz-Hoover, Ph.D.1, (1)Rubber Additives, Eastman Chemical Company, Akron, OH, (2)Adhesives & Polymers Technology, Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN
3:45 PM
Preparation and Properties Study of Renewable Rubber Composites Based on Itaconic Acid and Natural Fillers
Runguo Wang1, Xinxin Zhou1, Weiwei Lei1, Hui Yao1, He Qiao1 and Liqun Zhang2, (1)Key Laboratory of Beijing City for Preparation and Processing of Novel Polymer Materials, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China, (2)State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China