2.3.2. Quasistatic Mechanical Properties

Tensile tests were performed on the T10D tensile testing machine from Alpha Technology (Hudson, Ohio, USA), according to ISO 37 standard. Ten specimens (type 2, elongation speed of 500 mm/min) were tested in this case. The average values of the measured quantities and their standard deviations were subsequently evaluated.

Shore A hardness was measured according to ISO 7619 standard. Samples measuring 6 mm in thickness were tested and the parameters (median and arithmetic average) were obtained from nine measured values.

Rubber rebound resilience was measured according to ISO 4662 standard. The sample measuring 10 mm in thickness was examined and the average values of the resilience, including its standard deviations from 6 values, were subsequently determined. These tests were carried out at an ambient temperature of 22 ◦C.
