The Research Of Aesthetic Properties Of Typical Elatomer And Application Based On The Product Design

With the development of the design industry, higher demands for productdesigners concerned about the aesthetic properties of the material. Elastomermaterial as one of the important industry design materials, at present, research isstill on its initial stage aesthetic properties, there are few of achievements.Therefore, the angle of the product design aesthetic properties of the elastomericmaterial is present an important research topic.This dissertation is in the view of products designers,based on Rubberproduction manual, Rubber varieties and Performance Guide,and other threebooks, Identified with natural rubber, styrene-butadiene rubber, nitrile rubber andother19kinds of typical elastomer material for the reserch. Reserched theperformance of a typical elastomer material aesthetics, design-related technicalattributes and main uses. Aesthetic properties research are about visual attributes,tactile attributes, psychological feeling as emphasis. Visual attributes relativeproperties are colour, transparency, refractive index, tactile attributes relativeproperties are density, hardness, compressive strength, tensile strength, resilience,elongation. Including relevant technical is temperature range and so on.Psychological attributes in the form of a questionnaire survey of KanseiEngineering, worked out the differential average of materials psychologicalfeeling vocabulary.Based on the dates of materials handbooks,drawn selection diagramsbook， which including elastomerics’ aesthetic properties and other relatedtechnologies in a view of product designer. The selection diagrams have twoperformance:single property selection diagram and double properies selectiondiagram. They can compare the properties of elastomerics materials and sorted them from good to bad，and two properties range composite considered. Thedifferent of properties can be seen clear by the selection diagram. Specificexamples of pictures and manufacturer information for design reference material.Finally, through the design of children’s dinnerware, researched theergonomics date,design the outward and colour program satisfied function.Usethe aesthetic properties of the elastomeric selection diagrams, we can selectsuitable elastomeric material from seven elastomeric materials.And whichcollected has facilitates for actual production.