Potentiality of the triboelastic approach for clarifying the filler reinforcement mechanism in elastomers

The triboelastic approach developed earlier is applied to a set of well-known structure–property relations of elastomers whose structural mechanisms remain debated topics until now. Predictive calculations gained through the triboelastic approach demonstrate good agreement with the accumulated experience and with it they present a new insight into certain as yet unclear mechanisms. The area of application of the proposed approach is examined.