Development of a Novel Test System to Determine the Durability of RTV Gasket Material 2020-01-1069
This paper describes a laboratory-based test system and procedure for determining the durability of RTV sealant with fretting movement. A test machine is described in which shear and tensile stress-generating displacements at room temperature and temperature of 100°C are produced to load an RTV seal. The test system utilizes an air pressurized hollow cylinder with a cap sealed by RTV sealant on a reciprocating test rig. An external air leakage monitoring system detects the health of the tested RTV seal. When air leakage occurs, the seal is determined to have failed. RTV sealant used in the test was fully cured at room temperature and then aged with engine oil. In the experiments, a total of 6 displacements were used to generate cycle/amplitude graphs for both shear and tensile modes. Failures were determined to be caused by the loss of adhesion in tensile mode, and by crack nucleation due to the special step design in shear mode. The results have validated the feasibility of the proposed test system and procedure, which can be used for durability assessment of various types of RTV and seal designs.
Citation: Wang, B., Zhang, W., Barber, G., Gernand, E. et al., "Development of a Novel Test System to Determine the Durability of RTV Gasket Material," SAE Technical Paper 2020-01-1069, 2020, https://doi.org/10.4271/2020-01-1069. Download Citation
Author(s):
Bingxu Wang, Wensheng Zhang, Gary Barber, Erich Gernand, Na Lyu
Affiliated:
Oakland University, FCA US LLC
Pages: 6
Event:
WCX SAE World Congress Experience
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Engine lubricants
Test equipment and instrumentation
Seals and gaskets
Tensile strength
Engine cylinders
Adhesives and sealants
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