Advanced instrumentation of the pendulum-based rebound measurement method for the characterization of the impact dynamics of elastomers

Carina Emminger; Umut Dogar Cakmak; Anatolij Nikonov; Michael Lackner; Zoltan Major

doi:10.1016/j.polymertesting.2025.108873

Advanced instrumentation of the pendulum-based rebound measurement method for the characterization of the impact dynamics of elastomers

Carina Emminger^*
, Umut Dogar Cakmak^*
, Anatolij Nikonov^*
, Michael Lackner
, Zoltan Major

^*Corresponding author for this work

Institute of Polymer Product Engineering

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Abstract

Pendulum-based rebound resilience measurement is a well-established method for characterizing the energy absorption of elastomers. However, existing standards are limited to elastomers with a hardness range of Shore A30 to A85 and polymeric foams, providing only a single value of rebound resilience without further investigations into material behavior during impact. This study extends the application of this method to a broader hardness range (Shore 00–30 to D50) and enhances the analysis with advanced instrumentation, including a piezoelectric load cell, an angular transducer, and a high-speed camera, which enables capturing the impact duration, impact force, specimen compression, and the determining of elastic energy during the impact.

Original language	English
Article number	108873
Journal	Polymer Testing
Volume	149
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2025.108873
Publication status	Published - Aug 2025

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104019 Polymer sciences
205 Materials Engineering
205011 Polymer engineering

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