Investigation on the static and cyclic anisotropic mechanical behavior of polychloroprene rubber (CR) reinforced with tungsten nano-particles

The research presented in this paper aims to provide an insight of tungsten (W) nano-particles reinforced polychloroprene rubber (CR) material (W-CR material) developed for nuclear decommissioning applications and fabricated in sheets by means of rolling process. Static and cyclic anisotropic mechanical properties have been investigated by means of laboratory experiments and finite element simulations, where a fourth-order anisotropic...