When designing a rubber component it is important to analyze durability in terms of structural integrity and by “wear and tear”. This analysis starts with good materials data and includes specific workflows, simulations and material characterizations. There are machines to measure fast, aggressive wear – chipping and flaking. Slow wear – friction and abrasion – is predicted by combining the materials characterization with frictional energy loss through finite element techniques. Endurica’s workflows combine all of this so you can evaluate if your component will wear out before it blows out!

Join us to discover:

• The physics governing wear and chip & cut phenomena in rubber
• How Endurica’s workflows are different from other durability analysis workflows
• Typical testing machines and tests for friction, abrasion and cut & chip characterization
• Methods to combine wear and structural fatigue for an overall look at product durability.