A relaxation model for property changes during the cure reaction of filled and unfilled silicone elastomers

Abstract

Abstract A generalized kinetic model of cure, which is described by a distribution relaxation function, is used to predict physical and mechanical properties of silicone elastomers during isothermal and nonisothermal cure reactions. The model can also predict the effect of filler and cure behavior of filled elastomers. The structural relaxation times of the molecular state of uncured and cured elastomers is also discussed.