Tomas Bata University in Zlín

A new book, “Advances in Understanding Thermal Effects in Rubber, Experiments, Modelling, and Practical Relevance” (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-71056-8), provides advanced insights into the effect of temperature on the properties of rubber materials. This publication focuses on the interactions between temperature changes and mechanical properties of elastomers, which is essential for the development of new, high-performance materials in industrial applications. The book offers theoretical approaches, modelling and new experimental methods that provide a better understanding of how heat affects the durability, fatigue and degradation of rubber materials. This research is of fundamental importance to many industries, including the tire, automotive as well as aerospace industries, and medical and robotics.

This book is the third in a series that builds on previous publications focusing on the degradation of elastomers entitled „Degradation of Elastomers in Practice, Experiments and Modeling“ (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-15164-4) published in 2023 and „Fatigue Crack Growth in Rubber Materials, Experiments and Modelling“ (https://link. springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-68920-9) to be published in 2021. This current book as well as the complete book serie is aimed at practitioners, researchers and engineers involved in the development and testing of elastomers, as well as academics involved in materials science and applied physics. The book has been compiled by leading experts in the field, with the Centre of polymer systems of the Tomas Bata University in Zlín contributing to this book as well as the entire series. Dr.-Ing. Radek Stoček in collaboration with internationally renowned experts Prof. Gert Heinrich (TU Dresden, Germany), Dipl.-Ing. Reinhold Kipscholl (Coesfeld GmbH, Germany) and Prof. Jean-Benoit LeCam (University of Rennes, France). We hope that readers will take away from this publication valuable and novel insights that will help them in their further professional development and in their understanding of the complex phenomena associated with thermal effects in rubber materials.