Publication: Dependence of mechanical and aging properties of chloroprene rubber on silica and ethylene thiourea loadings
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2007-01-01
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00143057
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European Polymer Journal. Vol.43, No.1 (2007), 185-193
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Pongdhorn Sae-oui, Chakrit Sirisinha, Uthai Thepsuwan, Kannika Hatthapanit Dependence of mechanical and aging properties of chloroprene rubber on silica and ethylene thiourea loadings. European Polymer Journal. Vol.43, No.1 (2007), 185-193. doi:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2006.10.015 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/24378
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Dependence of mechanical and aging properties of chloroprene rubber on silica and ethylene thiourea loadings
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The interaction between precipitated silica and chloroprene rubber (CR) was investigated using a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technique. The results reveal that the silanol groups on silica surface could chemically react with CR. Crosslinking of CR is therefore possible in the presence of silica at high temperature. The effects of silica and ethylene thiourea (ETU) loadings on properties of the silica-filled CR were thereafter investigated. With increasing silica loading, the compound viscosity increases considerably due to the dilution effect. As silica could act as a curative for CR, increasing silica loading results in both faster cure rate and increased crosslink density. The optimum tensile strength is found at approximately 30 phr of silica loading. The results also show that silica loading has little effect on most aging properties, except the relative modulus in which it increases rapidly with increasing silica loading due to the post curing effect. Similar to the effect of silica loading, the compound viscosity, cure rate and crosslink density are all increased with increasing ETU loading. The tensile strength is, on the other hand, slightly affected by ETU loading. Exception is found at high loading where the tensile strength drops noticeably. Interestingly, aging resistance of the vulcanizate is found to improve with the addition of ETU. Explanation is given by the hindrance capability of ETU to post curing. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.