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Aug 2026
Thermo-mechanical coupling and strain energy-driven fatigue crack initiation in reciprocating rubber seals
Under reciprocating sliding conditions, rubber O-rings are susceptible to fatigue cracking governed by the complex interplay of multiaxial shear loads, pre-compression, and thermal fluctuations. Previous studies largely address macroscopic failure, lacking insights into the dynamic spatial evolution of crack initiation...
Jie Xu, Teng-Yun Ma, Xue-Xing Ding et al.
· Journal of Elastomers &... · 0 citations