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An experimental study of the tensile properties, tear strength, hysteresis, and swelling ratio of model composite elastomeric compounds consisting of polybutadiene filled with glass beads has been carried out as a function of the size of the beads. The diameter of the beads ranged from 25 to 1000 μm and the volume fractions examined were 0.16, 0.092, and 0.048. Mechanical properties of the filled elastomers were functions of the loading (separation distance), the particle size (surface area/volume), and the elastomer‐filler systems studied.
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Eckstein et al. (1982) studied this question.
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