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Uniaxial fatigue behavior of thermal-aged cerium oxide-modified vulcanized natural rubber

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The present work investigated the cyclic deformation behavior and fatigue life of thermal-aged cerium oxide (CeO2)-modified vulcanized natural rubber (NR/CeO2). Thermal aging was carried out at the temperature ranging from 60 to 100 °C for 24 h and 72 h, respectively. The experimental results show that the CeO2 filler is a useful reinforcing role, which can improve the comprehensive mechanical properties of the heat-aged vulcanizates. The uniaxial fatigue properties of thermal-aged NR/CeO2 rubber were studied at the strain amplitudes of 0–125%, 0–150% and 0–175%, respectively. The axial stress amplitude of NR/CeO2 is higher than that of NR. The CeO2 filler can significantly improve the fatigue strength of rubbers. When the aging temperature is lower than 80 °C, the fatigue life of NR/CeO2 is longer than that of NR at the axial strains of 0–125% and 0–150%.

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The authors are grateful for the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 11562015).

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant numbers 11562015].

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    Yu Qiao, Chongrui Ji, Yanping Wang, Wuwei Duan, Zheng Pan, Chengkai Song & Yuanwen Liu

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Qiao, Y., Ji, C., Wang, Y. et al. Uniaxial fatigue behavior of thermal-aged cerium oxide-modified vulcanized natural rubber. J Rubber Res 24, 745–757 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42464-021-00131-6

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