Polymer Testing (Jul 2022)

Dynamic adhesion of polyamide 6,6 cord/rubber composites in H-pull tests: Fatigue evolution, life prediction and methodology evaluation

  • Ganfang Luo,
  • Chi Zhang,
  • Yan Huan,
  • Yuan Yin,
  • Hongguo Sun,
  • Zhaobin Chen,
  • Xiaoniu Yang

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 111
p. 107586

Abstract

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The influence of fatigue on adhesion of cord/rubber composites was investigated through H-pull tests. Fatigue was found to promote sulfur diffusion from rubber to RFL and induce modulus homogenizing. Higher frequency caused decrease in fatigue life due to self-heating, but the effect was negligible under low displacement amplitude. Longer fatigue life was achieved at higher R ratio, but an exceptional increase in fatigue life was found at the highest R ratio. A universal CLD model was established for predicting fatigue life. Results of model verification revealed a critical R ratio, above which H-pull test no longer accurately evaluated dynamic adhesion.

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