Cheers tom1953,
the part is not that old 2 or 3 years and is placed in a sealed electrical cabinet. Yes there is stress perpendicular to the cracks (compressive). Is there any way telling from the picture whether it could be caused by compressive stress and temperature or compressive stress and...
Hey, I am new to rubber engineering, was wondering if anyone has seen this type of failure of rubber before. The part is not mechanically overloaded and is made from natural rubber. I was thinking it possibly could be ozone cracking but not sure. I noticed between the cracks were small dots of...
