Three-dimensional modeling of chloroprene rubber surface topography upon composition

• Published in: Applied surface science Vol. 292; pp. 506 - 513
• Main Authors: ZUKIENE, Kristina, JANKAUSKAITE, Virginija, PETRAITIENE, Stase
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 15.02.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Computer simulation; Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties; Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties; Copolymers; Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science; rheology; Exact sciences and technology; Mathematical models; Monte Carlo simulation; Parabolas; Parabolas simulation; Physics; Polymer blend; Polymer blends; Rubber; Surface growth simulation; Surface roughness; Three dimensional models; Topography; Polymer blend; Surface roughness; Surface growth simulation; Parabolas simulation; Monte Carlo simulation; Polymer blends; Digital simulation; Three-dimensional systems; Roughness; Surface topography; Surface composition; Monte Carlo methods; Modelling
• ISSN: 0169-4332; 1873-5584
• DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.12.002

•New surface roughness modelling method is created.•Proposed method is based on the modelling of surface profile points by parts of the parabola.•New method is suitable for three-dimensional polymer blends surface roughness description.•The comparison of proposed method efficiency with other known modelling methods was made. In this study the effect of polymer blend composition on the surface roughness has been investigated and simulated. Three-dimensional modeling of chloroprene rubber film surface upon piperylene-styrene copolymer content was conducted. The efficiency of various surface roughness modeling methods, including Monte Carlo, surface growth and proposed method, named as parabolas, were compared. The required parameters for modeling were obtained from atomic force microscopy topographical images of polymer films surface. It was shown that experimental and modeled surfaces have the same correlation function. The quantitative comparison of function parameters was made. It was determined that novel parabolas method is suitable for three-dimensional polymer blends surface roughness description.