Influence of Mechanical Properties on Wear of Heavily Stressed Rubber Parts

The issue of wear represents a very important role in the functionality of most products. The description of the wear process for very heavily strained rubber products, for instance off-road tire treads, conveyor belts for stone transport etc., is very essential. Sharp edges of stones and terrain roughness gradually cut (chip) off rubber parts. This wear considerably damages separate parts of the product and destroy it. In technical terminology, we call this type of wear CHIP―CHUNK effect. The influence of mechanical properties on wear of heavily stressed rubber parts is described in this article.