ISO 6914:2013 pdf free

ISO 6914:2013 pdf free.Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic
In the case of a), continuous strain conditions, the test piece is held in extension throughout the ageing period in the oven. In the case of b), intermittent strain conditions, the test piece is aged in the oven in the unstressed state, but, at periodic intervals, it is stretched to a fixed extended length for a short time in order to determine the stress. Hence, this latter method is a measure of the change in modulus as a function of time.
NOTE 1 The terms “continuous stress relaxation” and “intermittent stress relaxation” are commonly used to describe the two principal variants of the technique. The latter term, “intermittent stress relaxation”, is a misnomer since no true relaxation of stress occurs and indeed the measured stress can increase with time.
For this reason, the use of this term has been avoided in this International Standard although it is fairly well established in the literature.
In a second version of the intermittent test, the test piece is periodically removed from the accelerated ageing atmosphere and the stress is measured under normal laboratory conditions. The advantage of this method is that it does not require the use of special apparatus since a conventional tensile-testing machine can be used for the measurement of stress.
Measurements made in accordance with the methods described in this International Standard provide information about the structural changes that occur in the rubber during ageing.
Under continuous strain conditions, provided physical relaxation processes are not dominant, the decay of stress provides a measure of the degradative scission reactions in the network. Any new networks formed as a result of crosslinking reactions are considered to be in equilibrium at the test strain with the main network and therefore do not impose any new stresses.
NOTE 2 Even under conditions conducive to chemical processes, some physical relaxation can occur. The extent to which it does so will depend on the viscoelastic characteristics of the rubber and on the test conditions and care should be exercised in the interpretation of the results. Physical relaxation is increased by fillers and will be more evident at short times and at lower temperatures. It is often found to be proportional to logarithmic time and is less temperature sensitive than chemical relaxation.
Under intermittent strain conditions, the decay of stress provides a measure of the net effect of both degradative scission and crosslinking reactions.ISO 6914 pdf download.