New Insights into the Fracture Precursors of Rubber Reinforced with a Nanofiller
Rubber Fracture Mechanism In article number 10.1002/sstr.202500257, Hiroki Ogawa and co-workers investigate the structural heterogeneity and fracture mechanism in filler-reinforced rubber using synchrotron X-ray CT. This image highlights the structural heterogeneity and fracture mechanism of a filler-reinforced rubber material. It emphasizes the alignment of fillers and molecular chains before cavity initiation, as well as chain exfoliation under shear stress.
Authors
- Hiroki Ogawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6990-8311)
- Ryo Mashita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6427-2721)
- Wataru Yashiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2781-4413)
- Hiroyuki Kishimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8174-3508)
- Shunsuke Ono (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7890-5131)
- Hiroyasu Masunaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0939-2114)
- Taizo Kabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8417-2616)
- Mikihito Takenaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6803-048X)
Institutions
- Tokyo Institute of Technology (JP)
- Sumitomo Rubber Industries (Japan) (JP)
- Tohoku University (JP)
- Kyoto University (JP)
- Advanced Institute of Materials Science (JP)
- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JP)
- Innovative Research (United States) (US)
- Kyoto University Institute for Chemical Research
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Small Structures
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/sstr.70082
- Primary Topic
- Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00