“…In unfilled natural rubber, volume changes are small, i.e. ρ ¼ ρ 0 Toussaint 2008, Chenal, Gauthier, Chazeau, Guy, andBomal 2007), and the specific heat is assumed to not vary significantly, even when crystallization occurs (Vogt 1937, Boissonnas 1939, Mayor and Boissonnas 1948, therefore the product ρC can be assumed to be constant. τ is a parameter characterizing the heat exchanges between the specimen and its surroundings.…”