Volume Changes in the Stretching of Vulcanized Natural Rubber
1951 ◽
Vol 24
(4)
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pp. 767-772
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Abstract Measurements are presented of the volume changes accompanying small (≯100%) elongations of vulcanized natural rubber completely free from undissolved particles. The small expansions found agree with those calculated from the known compressibility of rubber and the hydrostatic component of the stretching force. It is pointed out that this volume change mechanism applies generally to any isotropic material, and does not contribute significantly (in rubber) to the tensile stress.