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Accelerated Life Prediction of the Rubber for Combat Boots

전투화용 고무의 가속수명예측

  • Received : 2015.10.22
  • Accepted : 2015.12.04
  • Published : 2015.12.31

Abstract

Typical aging for the rubber using the current military adhesive combat boots was spread with a regular aging caused by heat stress. In this study, the aging test of the rubber for combat boots was carried out and the reaction rate constant, k was calculated at aging temperature $60^{\circ}C$, $80^{\circ}C$ and $100^{\circ}C$, using the Arrhenius equation. The lifetime limit was assumed that the tensile strength of the product is reduced to 30%, the elongation is reduced to 50% and abrasion resistance ratio is 380%. ln($P/P_0$) and the lifetime was predicted with the consideration of the activation energy constant. According to the above, the lifetime of the rubber for combat boots with influenced by aging temperature was predicted. As the result, the estimate lifetime at $20^{\circ}C$ was confirmed more than 10 years.

현재 군에 보급되고 있는 접착식 전투화용 고무의 대표적인 노화현상은 열에 의한 정기적인 스트레스 노화가 대표적이다. 본 연구에서는 전투화용 고무의 노화시험을 실시하고, 아레니우스 관계식을 이용하여 노화온도($60^{\circ}C$, $80^{\circ}C$, $100^{\circ}C$)에 따른 반응속도 상수 k를 구하였다. 제품의 수명한계를 인장강도는 30% 감소시점, 신장률은 50% 감소시점, 내마모도는 380%로 가정하였으며, ln($P/P_0$) 및 활성화 에너지와 상수를 고려한 수명예측을 하였다. 이를 통해 노화온도에 영향을 받은 전투화용 고무의 수명을 예측하였고, 그 결과 실온($20^{\circ}C$)에서 예상수명이 10년 이상임을 확인할 수 있었다.

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