橡胶的老化与寿命评估

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Abstract Rubber aging is an inherent process that significantly impacts engineering performance and economic costs. As its lifespan serves as a critical indicator of safety and reliability, a systematic investigation into the aging mechanisms and protective strategies is essential for enhancing durability. This paper systematically illustrates both external and internal influencing factors of rubber aging. External elements, light, temperature, humidity, electrical stress, oxygen, ozone, and metal ions accelerate rubber degradation processes, while intrinsic determinants such as C=C unsaturated bonds and the formulation characteristics (types/dosages of compounding agents) profoundly affect its anti-aging properties. The mechanisms underlying thermo/photo-oxidative aging, ozone aging, and fatigue aging are elucidated with corresponding protective strategies, including anti-aging agent incorporation, formula modification, and polymer blending techniques. As for evaluation methods, a critical comparison is established between physical characterization methods (mechanical performance, thermal behavior, damping properties) and micro-structural analytical approaches (cross-link density variation, functional group evolution), with rigorous assessment of their respective merits and technical constraints. Beyond conventional aging testing protocols, the study conducts comprehensive analysis on prevalent lifetime prediction models with optimization strategies, while AI-enabled predictive frameworks are also reviewed systematically. The paper ends with a comparative lifetime analysis among different rubbers, natural rubber (NR), silicone rubber (SR), nitrile rubber (NBR), butyl rubber (IIR), and chloroprene rubber (CR) providing essential guidance for material selection and engineering design of rubber products.

Key words： influencing factor aging mechanism aging evaluation lifetime prediction aging lifetime

Published: Online: 2026-02-13

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LIU Yiping,YU Jingui,ZHANG Qiaoxin. Aging and Lifetime Assessment of Rubbers[J]. Materials Reports, 2026, 40(3): 25030054-11.

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