TY - CONF A1 - Jaunich, Matthias A1 - Wolff, Dietmar A1 - Stark, Wolfgang A1 - Völzke, Holger T1 - Investigation of elastomer seal behavior for transport and storage packages N2 - Rubbers are widely used as main sealing materials for containers for low and intermediate level radioactive waste and as additional component to metal seals in spent fuel and high active waste containers. According to appropriate guidelines and regulations safe enclosure of the radioactive container contents has to be guaranteed for long storage periods as well as down to temperatures of -40 °C for transportation. Therefore the understanding of seal behavior is of high importance. In this paper we focus on the behavior of elastomer seals at low temperatures with regard to poten-tial decrease of leak-tightness. In addition, changes in material properties due to aging effects over long periods of time and their influence on the seal performance is investigated. It is known that material properties of rubbers are strongly temperature dependent. At low tempera-tures this is caused by the rubber-glass transition (abbr. glass transition). During continuous cool-ing, the material changes from rubber-like entropy-elastic to stiff energy-elastic behavior, that al-lows nearly no strain or retraction due to the glass transition. Hence rubbers are normally used above their glass transition but the minimum working temperature limit is not defined precisely. Aging of elastomer seals is important, as possible dynamic loads may have to be considered during the whole interim storage period (so far approved in Germany for up to 40 years) and for transporta-tion after storage. For the investigations, fluorocarbon (FKM) and ethylene-propylene-diene (EPDM) rubbers were selected as they are often used in radioactive waste containers. Some materials were purchased from a commercial seal producer and some materials were compounded and cured at BAM. The elastom-ers where studied by several thermo-analytical methods and compression set to characterize the material behavior at low temperatures. Additionally component tests were performed to determine the breakdown temperature of the sealing function of complete elastomer O-rings. T2 - PATRAM 2013 - 17th International symposium on the packaging and transportation of radioactive materials CY - San Francisco, CA, USA DA - 18.08.2013 PY - 2013 SP - Paper 227, 1 EP - 8 PB - Omnipress AN - OPUS4-30377 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Jaunich, Matthias A1 - Wolff, Dietmar A1 - Stark, Wolfgang T1 - Investigating low temperature properties of rubber seals N2 - To achieve the required tightness levels of Containers for low and intermediate level radioactive wastes rubbers are widely applied as main sealing materials. The save encapsulation of the radioactive Container contents has to be guaranteed according to legislation and appropriate guidelines for long storage periods as well as down to temperatures of-40 °C during transportation. Therefore the understanding of failure mechanisms that lead to leakage at low temperatures is of high importance. It is known that the material properties of rubbers are strongly influenced by temperature. At low temperatures this is caused by the rubber-glass transition (abbr. glass transition). During continuous cooling the material changes from rubber-like entropy-elastic to stiff energy-elastic behaviour, that allows nearly no strain or retraction. Therefore, rubbers are normally used above their glass transition but the minimum working temperature limit is not defrned precisely, what can cause problems during application. The temperature ränge where full functionality is possible is strongly dependent on the application conditions and the material. For this investigation mainly ethylene propylene diene (EPDM) and fluorocarbon rubbers (FKM) were selected as they are often used for radioactive waste Containers. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) are typically used for the determination of the temperature ränge of the glass transition process. The standardized compression set measurement according to ISO 815 is common for investigation of rubber sealing materials as the test simulates the seal behaviour after release. To reduce the test time of the Standard tests a faster technique giving the same information was developed. Additionally, the breakdown temperature of the sealing function of complete O-ring seals is measured in a component test Setup to compare it with the results of the other tests. The experimental Setup is capable of measuring the leakage rate at low temperatures by the pressure rise method. A model was developed that allows calculating the minimum working temperature limit of a seal by combining the results of the applied methods. T2 - WM2013 Conference CY - Phoenix, Arizona, USA DA - 24.02.2013 PY - 2013 SN - 978-0-9836186-2-1 SP - 1 EP - 12 CY - Phoenix, Arizona, USA AN - OPUS4-28853 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Jaunich, Matthias A1 - Probst, Ulrich A1 - Schulz, Sebastian A1 - Wolff, Dietmar A1 - Stark, Wolfgang ED - Berger, K.-F. ED - Kiefer, S. T1 - Elastomere - Untersuchung des Tieftemperaturverhaltens im Dichtungseinsatz N2 - Aufgrund ihrer einfachen und zuverlässigen Anwendung werden Elastomere für viele Dichtungsaufgaben eingesetzt. In vielen Anwendungsbereichen, wie z.B. Verkehr, Luftfahrt und Verfahrenstechnik, können während des Einsatzes tiefe Temperaturen auftreten, bei denen die Funktionsfähigkeit der Dichtung erhalten bleiben muss. Daher ist die Untersuchung des Verhaltens von Elastomerdichtungen bei tiefen Temperaturen wichtig, um ihren Temperatureinsatzbereich nach unten abzugrenzen und dadurch einen verlässlichen Betrieb zu sichern. Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, den sicheren Einschluss von gefährlichen Gütern unter verschiedenen Umgebungsbedingungen und über lange Zeiten zu ermöglichen bzw. die Materialauswahl entsprechend zu steuern. KW - Dichtung KW - Druckverformungsrest KW - Elastomer KW - Glasübergang PY - 2013 SN - 978-3-9811509-7-1 SP - 82 EP - 91 CY - Mannheim AN - OPUS4-29661 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jaunich, Matthias A1 - Stark, Wolfgang T1 - Einfluss der Härtung auf die Materialeigenschaften eines Harnstoffharzes N2 - Über die in der Technik weit verbreitete typisierte Harnstoffformmasse UF 131.5, ein Aminoplast, wird berichtet, dass sie im Zuge der thermisch aktivierten Vernetzungsreaktion wegen "Überhärtung" mangelhafte Eigenschaften annimmt. Zur Verifizierung dieses Effektes werden mithilfe der Ultraschall-Prozesskontrolle gezielt Proben unterschiedlicher Aushärtegrade hergestellt. Sie werden mit verschiedenen Methoden, wie der "Kochprobe" und der Thermoanalyse, charakterisiert und auf ihre Materialeigenschaften untersucht. Dabei zeigt sich ein deutlicher Einfluss der Härtezeit auf die Glasübergangstemperatur der Formmasse. In den mechanischen Eigenschaften ist eine Veränderung allerdings nur in der Schlagzähigkeit festzustellen, die sich mit steigender Härtezeit sogar wesentlich verbessert. PY - 2009 SN - 0025-5300 VL - 51 IS - 11-12 SP - 828 EP - 834 PB - Hanser CY - München AN - OPUS4-20566 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Stark, Wolfgang T1 - Charakterisierung des Härtungsporozesse und Härtungszustands von Kohlefaser-Composite-Bauteilen - Thermoanalytische Labormethoden und Online-Prozesskontrolle T2 - Thermische Analyse für Polymeranwendungen CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 2014-01-22 PY - 2014 AN - OPUS4-30683 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Wolff, Dietmar A1 - Jaunich, Matthias A1 - Stark, Wolfgang T1 - Investigating the performance of rubber seals at low temperatures N2 - Rubbers are widely used as main sealing materials for Containers for low and intermediate level radioactive waste and as additional component to metal seals in spent fuel and high active waste containers. The save enclosure of the radioactive container inventory has to be guaranteed according to legislation and appropriate guidelines for long term storage periods as well as down to temperatures of -40 °C for transportation. Therefore the understanding of failure mechanisms that lead to leakage at low temperatures is necessary to ensure a proper material choice which is certainly also influenced by additional factors as e.g. the aging behavior. T2 - 14th International high-level radioactive waste management conference CY - Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA DA - 28.04.2013 KW - Rubber seals KW - Elastomers KW - Compression set KW - Low temperature KW - Leakage rate PY - 2013 SN - 978-1-62748-644-6 SP - 1 EP - 7(Paper # 6888) PB - Omnipress AN - OPUS4-28530 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Stark, Wolfgang T1 - Characterisation of curing behaviour of epoxy resin - from incoming goods control to on-line process monitoring T2 - Thermosets Conference 2013 - From Monomers to Components CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 2013-09-18 PY - 2013 AN - OPUS4-28702 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Jaunich, Matthias A1 - von der Ehe, Kerstin A1 - Wolff, Dietmar A1 - Völzke, Holger A1 - Stark, Wolfgang T1 - Understanding the low temperature properties of rubber seals N2 - Rubbers are widely used as main sealing materials for containers for low and intermediate level radioactive waste and as additional component to metal seals in spent fuel and high active waste containers. The save encapsulation of the radioactive container inventory has to be guaranteed according to legislation and appropriate guidelines for long term storage periods as well as down to temperatures of -40 °C during transport. Therefore the understanding of failure mechanisms that lead to leakage at low temperatures is of high importance. It is known that the material properties of rubbers are strongly temperature dependent. At low temperatures this is caused by the rubber-glass transition (abbr. glass transition). During continuous cooling the material changes from rubber-like entropy-elastic to stiff energy-elastic behaviour, that allows nearly no strain or retraction, due to the glass transition. Hence rubbers are normally used above their glass transition but the minimum working temperature limit is not defined precisely, what can cause problems during application. Therefore the lower operation temperature limit of rubber seals should be determined in dependence of the material properties. The results of Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) are combined with the results of standardized measurements as the compression set according to ISO 815. To reduce the test time of the standard tests a faster technique was developed. Additionally, the breakdown temperature of the sealing function of complete O-ring seals is measured in a component test setup to compare it with the results of the other tests. The experimental setup is capable of measuring the leakage rate at low temperatures by the pressure rise method. A fluorocarbon rubber (FKM) was selected for this investigation as it is often used for radioactive waste containers. Some materials (seals and test sheets) were purchased from a commercial seal producer and some materials were compounded and cured at BAM in form of rubber sheets. T2 - PATRAM 2010 - 16th International symposium on the packaging and transport of radioactive materials CY - London, UK DA - 2010-10-03 KW - Dichtungen KW - Elastomere KW - Tieftemperaturverhalten PY - 2010 SP - 1 EP - 7 (Session T41 / Paper 169) AN - OPUS4-23887 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Jaunich, Matthias A1 - Stark, Wolfgang A1 - Wolff, Dietmar T1 - Behaviour of rubber seals at low temperatures - results of component tests - N2 - The investigation of low temperature properties of elastomeric sealing materials by means of thermo-analytical methods is a sound way to get information about the glass transition process. The breakdown temperature of the sealing function of O-ring seals was measured in a component test setup depending on material and degree of compression. An in depth explanation of the observed component tests behaviour is currently in preparation. It requires the results of thermo-analytical methods and measurements as the compression set (not shown here). With that, a model was developed to describe the correlation between physical material parameters and observed component behaviour. T2 - Jahrestagung Kerntechnik 2013 CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 14.05.2013 PY - 2013 SP - 1 EP - 6 AN - OPUS4-28574 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jaunich, Matthias A1 - Stark, Wolfgang T1 - Monitoring the vulcanization of rubber with ultrasound: Influence of material thickness and temperature N2 - In consideration of the influence of the curing reaction on the material properties of elastomers, it is very important to control the vulcanization process properly. As shown previously [1], the effects of the vulcanization reaction of an elastomer can be monitored by use of ultrasonic sound waves. This technique has to a certain degree a high similarity to the standard curemeter test according to ISO 6502 but can be applied also inside a production tool. So far, the method was only applied to the vulcanization of one compound at a given temperature and sample thickness. This is now complemented with measurements on another compound system at different temperatures and sample thicknesses. The expected effects of temperature and thickness on the curing behaviour were found by use of the ultrasound online control. KW - Vulcanization KW - Cure process KW - Ultrasound KW - Curemeter KW - Elastomer KW - Natural rubber PY - 2009 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2009.08.006 SN - 0142-9418 VL - 28 IS - 8 SP - 901 EP - 906 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Amsterdam [u.a.] AN - OPUS4-19959 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Jaunich, Matthias A1 - Stark, Wolfgang A1 - Wolff, Dietmar T1 - Messung des Tieftemperaturverhaltens von Elastomer-Dichtungen T2 - TECHNOMER 2009 - 21. Fachtagung über Verarbeitung und Anwendung von Polymeren CY - Chemnitz, Deutschland DA - 2009-11-12 KW - Dichtungen KW - Elastomere KW - Tieftemperaturverhalten PY - 2009 SN - 978-3-939382-09-6 IS - ETV7 SP - 1 EP - 9 AN - OPUS4-20386 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Stark, Wolfgang A1 - Jaunich, Matthias A1 - Bohmeyer, W. A1 - Lange, K. T1 - Investigation of the crosslinking behaviour of ehtylene vinyl acetate (EVA) for solar cell encapsulation by rheology and ultrasound N2 - EVA is a widely used material for the encapsulation of photovoltaic modules. It melts at elevated temperatures, and seals the module before it is crosslinked at temperatures above 130 °C by a peroxide-initiated crosslinking reaction. EVA has good optical properties necessary for application in solar modules. For process optimization and quality management, a method for the quick and reliable characterization of EVA crosslinking behaviour is of great value. Here, the practicability of ultrasound for online crosslinking monitoring is demonstrated. A sound velocity increase of about 8 m/s during the crosslinking reaction is found. The ultrasound results are compared with rheometer measurements performed with a curemeter typically used for the investigation of rubber crosslinking. KW - Ethylene vinyl acetate KW - EVA KW - Crosslinking KW - Ultrasound KW - Rheology KW - Curemeter KW - DSC PY - 2012 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2012.07.004 SN - 0142-9418 VL - 31 IS - 7 SP - 904 EP - 908 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-26291 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Stark, Wolfgang A1 - Jaunich, Matthias T1 - Thermoanalytische Charakterisierung von Ethylen-Vinylacetat-Copolymer (EVA) für Photovoltaikmodule N2 - Das Ziel der Untersuchungen war mit Hilfe von DSC und DMA EVA-Folien im Anlieferungszustand hinsichtlich der Lage der Glasübergangstemperatur, des Schmelzverhaltens und der Temperaturabhängigkeit der Vernetzungsreaktion zu charakterisieren. Auf dieser Basis sollte die Lieferstabilität im Sinne einer Wareneingangskontrolle auf eine messtechnische Basis gestellt werden. In einem 2. Schritt sollte die vernetzte Folie dahingehend charakterisiert werden, ob infolge der Vernetzung eine Änderung der KW - Photovoltaik KW - Klebfolie KW - EVA KW - DSC KW - DMA PY - 2011 VL - 8 SP - 3 EP - 5 AN - OPUS4-24168 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Jaunich, Matthias A1 - Schulz, Sebastian A1 - Stark, Wolfgang A1 - Wolff, Dietmar T1 - Characterization of the low temperature behaviour of rubber sealing materials N2 - Rubbers are often used for seal applications due to their special material properties and easy use. In many applications the material is exposed to low temperatures during Operation. Therefore it is important to know the material behavior at low temperatures to determine the temperature ränge that allows a Safe Operation of the seal, e.g. in storage and transport Containers for radioactive materials. The seal function of an elastomer is limited in temperature by the rubber-glass transition during which the material properties change from rubber-like to stiff and glass-like. For a given application this correlation is not trivial and therefore needs an in-depth investigation under consideration of the physical properties and the application conditions. In this work different analytical methods are used to characterize the material behavior at low temperature in the ränge of the glass-rubber-transition and are compared with the quality of Operation of a component which is here defined by the detected leakage rate. T2 - Technomer 2011 - 22. Fachtagung über Verarbeitung und Anwendung von Polymeren CY - Chemnitz, Deutschland DA - 10.11.2011 PY - 2011 SN - 978-3-939382-10-2 IS - Kap. 3.7 SP - 1 EP - 4 AN - OPUS4-24971 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jaunich, Matthias A1 - Stark, Wolfgang A1 - Hoster, B. T1 - Monitoring the vulcanization of elastomers: Comparison of curemeter and ultrasonic online control N2 - The vulcanization of elastomeric materials has a high impact on the properties of the final product. Therefore, it is important to monitor and control this crosslinking process. A common technique to attain the necessary curing time is the use of a curemeter in accordance with ISO 6502 in order to determine the time for full cure of a sample with a standardized geometry. Based on this result and a lot of practical experience, the required curing time for a given product geometry is estimated. Within the scope of this work, a new analysis technique will be compared with the standard procedure. The ultrasonic online control employs ultrasound waves to measure the changes in material properties caused by vulcanization. For this study, a natural rubber compound with a conventional curing system was investigated by both techniques. It was found that the results of the ultrasonic technique show good agreement with the results of the curemeter. KW - Cure process KW - Ultrasound KW - Curemeter KW - Elastomer KW - Vulcanization KW - Online control PY - 2009 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2008.11.005 SN - 0142-9418 VL - 28 IS - 1 SP - 84 EP - 88 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Amsterdam [u.a.] AN - OPUS4-18674 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Frübing, P. A1 - Wang, F. A1 - Günter, C. A1 - Gerhard, R. A1 - Wegener, M. A1 - Jaunich, Matthias A1 - Stark, Wolfgang T1 - Relation between dielectric and mechanical losses in ferroelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride - hexafluoropropylene) films N2 - The temperature dependences of dielectric permittivity and elastic modulus of poly(vinylidene fluoride - hexafluoropropylene) (P(VDF-HFP)) are compared and explained by use of structural data obtained by differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray analysis. Special emphasis is put on the effect of uniaxial stretching which renders the polymer ferroelectric. It is shown that dielectric and mechanical relaxations at the glass transition (aa relaxation) are closely related and not significantly affected by stretching. It is further confirmed that stretching destroys the non-polar spherulitic crystalline structure and produces relatively small-sized polar crystallites. This manifests in the disappearence of the so-called ac relaxation which is associated to molecular motions within the spherulitic crystalline lamellae. However, there are discrepancies between dielectric and mechanical losses above the glass transition which point towards a still not described structural transition. T2 - 10th IEEE International conference on solid dielectrics (ICSD) CY - Potsdam, Germany DA - 2010-07-04 KW - Poly(vinylidene(fluoride - hexafluoropropylene) KW - P(VDF-HFP) KW - Ferroelectric polymer KW - Dielectric relaxation KW - Dynamic mechanical analysis KW - Uniaxial stretching PY - 2010 SN - 978-1-4244-7945-0 DO - https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSD.2010.5567936 SP - 1 EP - 4(?) AN - OPUS4-23421 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Stark, Wolfgang A1 - Jaunich, Matthias A1 - McHugh, J. T1 - Carbon-fibre epoxy prepreg (CFC) curing in an autoclave analogue process controlled by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) N2 - Carbon fibre prepregs have found widespread application in lightweight constructions. They are based on a carbon-fibre fabric impregnated with reactive epoxy resin. DMA measurements under temperature conditions similar to an autoclave programme were carried out using commercially available prepreg material with a high glass transition temperature. The characteristic of the temperature programme was a dynamic heating segment at 1.5 K/min followed by a longer isothermal segment at 180 °C. The courses of the storage modulus E', loss modulus E'' and tanδ were recorded. The measuring frequency was varied between 1 Hz and 33.3 Hz. Gelation and vitrification are assigned. The influence of the measuring frequency on the time to vitrification and the correlation with DSC are discussed. The reaction does not end even after 10 h curing at 180 °C, which is interpreted as the slow cessation of the reaction caused by vitrification. KW - Prepreg KW - CFC KW - Curing KW - DMA KW - DSC KW - Autoclave KW - Gelation KW - Vitrification KW - Glass transition PY - 2013 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2013.09.014 SN - 0142-9418 VL - 32 IS - 8 SP - 1487 EP - 1494 PB - Elsevier Science CY - Amsterdam [u.a.] AN - OPUS4-29479 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jaunich, Matthias A1 - von der Ehe, Kerstin A1 - Wolff, Dietmar A1 - Völzke, Holger A1 - Stark, Wolfgang T1 - Understanding low temperature properties of elastomer seals N2 - Elastomers are widely used as the main sealing materials for containers for low and intermediate level radioactive waste and as an additional component to metal seals in spent fuel and high active waste containers. The safe encapsulation of the radioactive container inventory has to be guaranteed according to regulation and appropriate guidelines for long term storage periods as well as for temperatures as low as -40°C during transport. Therefore, the understanding of failure mechanisms that lead to leakage at low temperatures is of high importance. It is known that the material properties of elastomers are strongly temperature dependent. At low temperatures, this is caused by the rubber-glass transition (abbreviated: glass transition). During continuous cooling, the material changes from a rubber-like entropy elastic to a stiff energy elastic behaviour, which allows nearly no strain or retraction. Hence, rubbers are normally used above their glass transition, but the minimum working temperature limit is not defined precisely; this can cause problems during the above noted applications. Therefore, the lower operation temperature limit of elastomer seals must be determined in dependence of the material properties. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) are combined with standardised measurements to determine the compression set according to ISO 815. To reduce the test time of the standard tests, a faster technique than normally used was developed. Additionally, the breakdown temperature of the sealing function of complete O ring seals was measured in a component test set-up to compare it with the results of the other tests. The experimental set-up is capable of measuring the leakage rate at low temperatures by the pressure rise method. A fluorocarbon rubber (FKM) was selected for this investigation as it is often used for radioactive waste containers. The materials (seals and test sheets) were purchased from a commercial seal producer. KW - Sealing material KW - Elastomer KW - Compression set KW - Dynamic mechanical analysis KW - Low temperature behaviour PY - 2011 DO - https://doi.org/10.1179/1746510911Y.0000000004 SN - 1746-5095 SN - 1746-5109 SN - 0957-476X VL - 22 IS - 2 SP - 83 EP - 88 PB - Ramtrans Publ. CY - Ashford AN - OPUS4-24015 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hoster, B. A1 - Jaunich, Matthias A1 - Stark, Wolfgang T1 - Monitoring of the vulcanisation process by ultrasound during injection moulding N2 - Today rubber is due to its unique property profile one of the most important materials for the production of bearings, dampers or also tires and tubes. In the production of rubber goods a chemical cross-linking reaction (vulcanisation) generates the final material properties. This process takes place during the shape giving of the rubber compound in the mould and can proceed for several minutes. The cross-linking process is influenced by the mixture of the basic polymer, the cross-linking agent, the influence of catalysts and inhibitors and especially the processing conditions. The quality of every ingredient, the reproducibility of the mixing ratio, the homogeneity of the mixture and the accurateness in temperature control can have a direct influence on the cross linking reaction. To control the quality of a rubber compound and verify the processing conditions in industry moving die rheometers, named curemeter, are involved in the production process. Starting from our experience in cure monitoring of thermosetting materials by measuring ultrasound velocity in the mould we extended the measuring principle to rubber vulcanisation monitoring. After first investigations using a compression mould we dealt here with on-line monitoring of vulcanisation in an injection moulding process which is one of the most used techniques in rubber industry. KW - Ultrasonic KW - Sound velocity KW - Vulcanisation KW - On-line monitoring KW - Injection moulding PY - 2009 UR - https://www.ndt.net/search/docs.php3?id=8042 SN - 1435-4934 VL - 14 IS - 9 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - NDT.net CY - Kirchwald AN - OPUS4-19858 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jaunich, Matthias A1 - Wolff, Dietmar A1 - Stark, Wolfgang T1 - Low temperature properties of rubber seals - Results of component tests - N2 - Rubbers are widely used as sealing material in various applications. In many fieldsthefunction of seal materials at lowtemperatures is required. Therefore the understanding of faiiure mechanisms that lead to leakage at low temperatures is of high importance. Therefore the lower Operation temperature limit of rubber seals should be determined in dependence of the material properties. The results of Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) are combined with results of standardized measurements as the compression set according to ISO 815. To reduce the test time of the Standard tests a faster and more efficient technique was developed and applied. In addition the breakdown temperature of the sealing function of O-ring seals at lowtemperatures is measured in a component test Setup in dependence of the material and the degree of compression. KW - Seal KW - O-ring KW - Low temperature KW - Component test KW - Compression set KW - Dichtungen KW - O-Ringe KW - Tiefe Temperatur KW - Bauteilversuche KW - Druckverformungsrest PY - 2013 SN - 0948-3276 SN - 0022-9520 VL - 66 IS - 7-8 SP - 26 EP - 30 PB - Hüthig CY - Heidelberg AN - OPUS4-28894 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Stark, Wolfgang T1 - Correlation between low temperature behaviour of rubber seals and glass-rubber transition T2 - 4th Bilateral Symposium on heterocyclic and heterochain polymers for advanced materials CY - Iasi, Romania DA - 2012-09-03 PY - 2012 AN - OPUS4-26519 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Jaunich, Matthias A1 - Stark, Wolfgang A1 - Hoster, B. T1 - In-situ vulcanization monitoring by ultrasonic wave propagation T2 - 8. Kautschuk-Herbst-Kolloquium CY - Hannover, Deutschland DA - 2008-11-26 KW - Vulcanization KW - Cure monitoring KW - Ultrasound PY - 2008 SP - 133 AN - OPUS4-18574 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Jaunich, Matthias A1 - Wolff, Dietmar A1 - Stark, Wolfgang T1 - Tieftemperaturverhalten von Elastomerdichtungen - Eigenschaftsbestimmung für den Einsatz in Transport- und Lagerbehältern für radioaktive Stoffe N2 - Die Messung des dynamischen Speichermoduls mit der Dynamisch-Mechanischen-Analyse ermöglicht einen schnellen Überblick über das temperaturabhängige Verhalten von elastomeren Dichtungsmaterialien. Ein direkter Rückschluss von der so ermittelten Glasübergangstemperatur Tg auf die Versagenstemperatur einer Dichtung ist aber ohne zusätzliche Messungen bisher nicht möglich. Mit den Ergebnissen des Druckverformungsrestes DVR und des DVRDMA ist eine ge-nauere Beschreibung der Tieftemperatureigenschaften und dadurch der Funktion von elastomeren Dichtungsmaterialien möglich. Messungen ergeben beispielsweise, dass sich das EPDM bei einer Temperatur von -40 °C laut der Dynamisch Mechanischen Analyse noch im gummielastischen Bereich befindet. Die DVRDMA-Werte zeigen eine Rückstellung um mehr als 40 % der Ausgangsdeformation in wenigen Minuten. Mit derart detailliert bestimmten Eigenschaften lassen sich Rückschlüsse auf einsatzspezifische Anforderungen wie z. B. die Dichtwirkung in Abhängigkeit von Betriebstemperatur und mechanischer Belastungsgeschwindigkeit ziehen, so dass je nach Einsatzbedingungen für die Dichtungen eine geeignete Materialauswahl getrof-fen werden kann. T2 - Jahrestagung Kerntechnik 2010 CY - Berlin, Deutschland DA - 2010-05-04 KW - Dichtungen KW - Elastomere KW - Tieftemperaturverhalten PY - 2010 IS - Sektion 5 / 503 SP - 1 EP - 4 CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-21272 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -