A standardized elastomer characterization framework for soft robotics - accompanying dataset

This dataset contains the experimental measurements that accompany the open-access journal paper "A Standardized Framework for Elastomer Characterization in Soft Robotics." (https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202500699). It provides a comprehensive record of the characterization work performed on ten elastomers commonly used in soft robotics (seven thermosetting elastomers, two thermoplastic elastomers, and one covalent adaptable network). Data are organized to enable reproducible material selection, accurate constitutive modeling, and direct use in numerical simulation. Contents include: raw experimental data for quasielastic mechanical properties (tensile and compressive stress–strain), viscoelastic response (stress relaxation, measured in compression), thermal degradation (using TGA) and transitions (glass transition and melting (using DSC)), and processing (curing, using rheometry). All information on specimen preparation and analysis procedures can be found in the accompanying publication. Also supplied in this publication are fitted constitutive-model parameters for the characterized materials. Characterized materials: Thermosetting elastomers obtained from Smooth-On: Dragon Skin 20, Dragon Skin 30, Ecoflex 00‐20, Ecoflex 00‐30, Ecoflex 00‐50, Mold Max 14NV, and Mold Star 30Thermoplastic elastomers obtained as filament for 3D-printing: Filaflex 60A (white) from Recreus and Cheetah (white) from NinjaTekIn‐house (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) developed bio‐based covalent adaptable network: FsCO‐BMI689 Intended uses: informed material selection for soft robotic design, calibration and validation of constitutive models, comparative benchmarking across laboratories, and incorporation into computational design and optimization pipelines.