On the stress recovery behaviour of Ecoflex silicone rubbers

Liao, Zisheng; Yang, Jie; Hossain, Mokarram; Chagnon, Gregory; Jing, Lin; Yao, Xiaohu

doi:10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2021.106624

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On the stress recovery behaviour of Ecoflex silicone rubbers

Zisheng Liao, Jie Yang, Mokarram Hossain

, Gregory Chagnon, Lin Jing, Xiaohu Yao

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Volume: 206, Start page: 106624

Swansea University Author: Mokarram Hossain

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Silicone rubbers are promising materials that have extensively been used in many areas, including wearable electronic devices, actuator materials in soft robotics, and energy harvesters. Ecoflex, a commercially available polymer, is a group of silicone rubbers appearing with various Shore hardnesses...

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On the stress recovery behaviour of Ecoflex silicone rubbers

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