ABSTRACT
The samples studied are polychloroprene rubbers afforded by Trelleborg Offshore. For each ageing conditions, a batch of samples is taken from the vessels for several durations. Each batch is composed of one 2 mm-thickness sheet of dimensions 150 × 150 mm2, one 8 mm-thickness sheet of dimensions 100 × 150 mm2, one compression plot, four AE2 samples and two pure shear specimens.
