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Heat Ageing

Test technical Basics and interesting Characteristics

During heat ageing a standardised specimen is exposed to hot surrounding air over a predefined constant temperature. This process takes place either with several samples in a kind of circulating air oven with fresh air supply or in cell ovens separated into samples. The assessment of materials aged in hot air is made by the comparison of important physical values (e.g. hardness, tensile strength, elongation at break, and the like) before and after ageing.

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Next Level - static & dynamic testing

For OPR, damage analysis is one of its core competencies. This includes elastomers seals and technical molded parts. It even includes O-rings.

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Heat Aging of Elastomers

In the case of elastomers, the term "aging" describes a large number of processes which lead to the chemical and physical conversion and degradation of vulcanized test specimens or finished parts.

100 Years heat aging according to w.c. geer

In 1916, the American W.C. Geer presented his method for accelerated ageing of rubber, which is still practiced in large parts unchanged.