Dynamic Characterization of Rubber O-Rings: Squeeze and Size Effects

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/at/volume-2017/2509879/figures/2509879.fig.005a.svgz" name="2509879.fig.005a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Effect of size on stiffness <svg height="9.49473pt" id="M66" style="vertical-align:-0.2063999pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -9.28833 6.66314 9.49473" width="6.66314pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M480 416C480 431 465 448 438 448C388 448 312 383 252 330C217 299 188 273 155 237H153L257 680C262 700 263 712 253 712C240 712 183 684 97 674L92 648L126 647C166 646 172 645 163 606L23 -6L29 -12C51 -5 77 2 107 8C115 62 130 128 142 180C153 193 179 220 204 241C231 170 259 106 288 54C317 0 336 -12 358 -12C381 -12 423 2 477 80L460 100C434 74 408 54 398 54C385 54 374 65 351 107C326 154 282 241 263 299C296 332 351 377 403 377C424 377 436 372 445 368C449 366 456 368 462 375C472 386 480 402 480 416Z" id="g113-108"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="503" vert-adv-y="503" xpluscharwidth="6.539"></glyph.data></g></svg> of Viton 75 O-rings, squeeze level 15%</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/at/volume-2017/2509879/figures/2509879.fig.005b.svgz" name="2509879.fig.005b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Effect of size on damping <svg height="6.1673pt" id="M67" style="vertical-align:-0.2063904pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -5.96091 5.39742 6.1673" width="5.39742pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M383 397C383 424 344 448 299 448C244 448 172 409 132 375C66 319 23 227 23 146C23 42 74 -12 146 -12C208 -12 298 30 359 103L343 124C315 95 248 48 192 48C145 48 111 85 111 163C111 228 129 294 151 330C171 363 201 401 241 401C275 401 302 384 325 356C332 347 339 344 348 348C373 360 383 381 383 397Z" id="g113-100"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="406" vert-adv-y="406" xpluscharwidth="5.278"></glyph.data></g></svg> of Viton 75 O-rings, squeeze level 15%</td></tr></table>

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Figure 5: Dynamic Characterization of Rubber O-Rings: Squeeze and Size Effects 