A new phenomenological mechanical model was proposed to analyze stress-strain curves (S-S curves) of rubber materials. This model is available to fit experimental data from λ=1 to breaking point of S-S curves, where λis a stretch ratio. The stress
f in this model is written as follows: f=K
1(λ-1/λ
2)[1-B{1-exp(-λ-1/L
1)}]+K
2(λ-1)
M exp(-λ-1/L
2)
where,
K1, B, L1, K2, M, and
L2 are the parameters of this model. The first term of this formula shows rubber elasticity component, and the second term shows orientation component. The characteristics of this model is an introduction of effective cross-sectional areas of
A1 and
A2, which are independent functions of λ. As the result, this model could analyze the S-S curve of rubber materials containing fillers of 0_??_0.36 volume fraction.
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