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Title: Design of silicone rubber according to requirements based on the multi-objective optimization of chemical reactions

Journal Article · · Acta Materialia

The explicit expression between composition and mechanical properties of silicone rubber was derived from the physics of polymer elasticity, the implicit expression among material composition, reaction conditions and reaction efficiency was obtained from chemical thermodynamics and kinetics, and then an implicit multi-objective optimization model was constructed. Genetic algorithm was applied to optimize material composition and reaction conditions, and the finite element method of cross-linking reaction processes was used to solve multi-objective functions, on the basis of which a new optimization methodology of cross-linking reaction processes was established. Using this methodology, rubber materials can be designed according to pre-specified requirements.

OSTI ID:
20634746
Journal Information:
Acta Materialia, Vol. 52, Issue 14; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2004.05.029; PII: S1359645404003039; Copyright (c) 2004 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1359-6454
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English