The Effect of Service Conditions on the Performance of Silicone and Neoprene Elastomer Materials

In this study, the behavior of VMQ and CR materials under harsh service conditions (compression and temperature) were investigated. For this purpose, a group of samples were compressed at a rate of 25%, and then they were subjected to a temperature treatment between 293 K and 373 K for 24 hours. After each heat treatment, the tensile strength at the breaking point of materials was determined and compared with the samples only subjected to heat treatment. The results have shown that the CR and WMQ elastomer materials maintain their mechanical properties under specified hard conditions.