Dynamic reaction inside co‐rotating twin screw extruder. I. Truck tire model material/polypropylene blends

Waste ground rubber tire (WGRT) is a complex composite containing various elastomers, carbon black, zinc oxide, stearic acid, processing oils, and other curatives. Most of the waste ground rubber tire is composed of mainly natural rubber (NR) and styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) in varying proportions. Blending it with other thermoplastic materials is difficult due to the inherent thermodynamic incompatibility. But, the compatibility can be increased by making the reactive sites in WGRT with suitable chemicals under optimum condition of shearing inside a twin screw extruder and it is said to undergo a dynamic reaction inside the extruder. To understand the mechanism of dynamic reaction process of a rubber/polyolefin blend, the blending of a truck tire model material rubber with polyolefin was first tried before it was applied to waste WGRT material. It was observed that the blends of a truck tire model rubber material and PP thermoplastic are physical mixture of two incompatible polymers in which a continuous plastic phase is largely responsible for the tensile properties. The rubber particles are the dispersed phase. The large particle size and the poor adhesion of these rubber particles are believed to be liable for the poor tensile properties. In case of blends of truck tire model material with isotactic polypropylene the tensile properties are found to be lower than that of its PP‐g‐MA counterpart which can be attributed to the reaction of the MA with the carbon black particles. A schematic representation of the possible interactions has been proposed. The effect of addition of compatibilizers such as SEBS and SEBS‐g‐MA has also been studied. The tensile and TGA studies indicate that the polarity of SEBS and SEBS‐g‐MA induces an increase in the performance characteristics for both types of polyolefins but the intensity of this increase is higher in the PP‐g‐MA based blends. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 106: 3193–3208, 2007     

滚动轮胎温度场的有限元模拟计算

在轮胎热学稳态分析的基础上，利用有限元非线性分析功能，开发滚动轮胎温度场有限元模拟计算软件。该软件建立在以下4个假设基础上：①轮胎处于动态平衡时的稳态温度场；②将轮胎的形状看作以旋转轴轴对称；③导热系数和比热容等物性视为常数；④不计轮胎接地时以热传导形式发生的接触热量传递。实例验证表明，数值模拟计算结果与实际测试结果的变化趋势基本一致。     

有限元分析在轮胎结构设计中的应用

介绍轮胎有限元分析的基本原理。以哈尔滨工业大学开发的有限元专用软件并结合室内耐久性试验，研究轮胎整体结构优化设计理论（TECO）和平衡轮廓设计理论所设计的轮胎。有限元分析和试验结果均表明：使用TECO理论所设计的轮胎力学性能优于平衡轮廓设计理论所设计的轮胎。     

Characterisation of cut and chip behaviour for NR,SBR and BR compounds with an instrumented laboratory device

ABSTRACT

Understanding the cut and chip (CC) effect in rubber is important for successful product development for tires used in off-road or poor road conditions and for other demanding applications of rubber. This research describes a laboratory testing method for characterising the CC fracture behaviour of rubber using a device that controls and records multiple applied loads and displacements during cyclic impact to the surface of a solid rubber specimen to mimic and quantify the CC damage experienced by tire tread compounds. To study the capabilities of the instrument, three model compounds were studied that are based on carbon black reinforced compounds of common elastomers used in tire treads: natural rubber (NR), styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR), and butadiene rubber (BR). These polymers have well-established CC tendencies in field performance of tire treads, with NR exhibiting the best CC resistance followed by SBR and finally BR. The same trend was found with the rubber impact testing approach that allowed the CC behaviour to be quantified using a new physical parameter which is the CC propensity (P). The relative ranking for CC resistance for the three compounds followed the fatigue crack growth resistances of the materials but was exactly opposite to the ranking of DIN abrasion resistance. This provides evidence that CC damage from impact by mm-scale asperities and abrasion of rubber against μm-scale asperities exhibit distinct characteristics in rubber.     

模量增强剂HMZ在轮胎胎面胶和缓冲胶中的应用

研究了模量增强剂HMZ在轮胎胎面胶和缓冲胶中的应用效果。试验结果表明 ,在胎面胶中加入 1 5份模量增强剂HMZ ,不改变其它组分用量 ;在缓冲胶中加入 2份模量增强剂HMZ ,适当减小炭黑用量 ,可增大硫化胶的3 0 0 %定伸应力、邵尔A型硬度和回弹值 ;胶料的门尼粘度有所下降 ,包辊性好 ,挤出和压延性能有所改善。试制的成品轮胎 6.5 0 -1610PR的耐久性达到 15 5 4h ,速度性能达到 13 0km·h- 1 。     

白炭黑175GR在载重轮胎胎面胶中的应用

研究白炭黑175GR在载重轮胎胎面胶中的应用.回归分析试验结果表明, 白炭黑175GR与炭黑采用适当的比例并用,可使胎面胶压缩生热明显降低,抗撕裂性能和弹性显著提高,拉伸强度和拉断伸长率有所提高,抗屈挠龟裂性能有所改善.     

涂层转移法精密铸造技术在子午线轮胎模具制造中的应用

子午线轮胎模具计算机辅助快速制造系统是由ＣＡＤ技术、快速成型技术、涂层转移法精密铸造技术、材料技术等多项高新技术组合而成的一项独特的先进制造技术。该系统充分利用液态材料成型任意性和高再现性的特点，具有适应性强、重复性好、加工周期短、制造成本低的特点。     

改善轮胎性能的钕系高顺式BR

概述BR生产现状，重点介绍3种不同牌号的钕系BR的分子结构参数、基本性能、胶料混炼特性、硫化胶性能以及在载重斜交轮胎胎冠和胎侧以及全钢子午线轮胎胎侧中的应用情况，并与镍系BR进行对比。试验表明，在载重斜交轮胎中应用钕系BR，胶料的混炼工艺性能可达到镍系BR胶料的水平，且轮胎的耐久性和速度性能比镍系BR轮胎高，胎冠和胎侧温度比镍系BR轮胎低；在全钢子午线轮胎胎侧中应用钕系BR，可提高轮胎的耐久性。     

锦纶包布对全钢载重子午线轮胎胎圈性能的影响

采用有限元分析方法研究全钢载重子午线轮胎胎圈部位采用锦纶包布层以及锦纶包布帘线与胎体帘线成不同角度情况下的胎圈性能。结果表明。当锦纶包布帘线与胎体帘线的夹角较小时，胎体反包端点上单元和右单元的综合应变和综合应力较小，胎体反包端点的剪应变和应变能密度也较小；夹角增大及无锦纶包布时，综合应变、综合应力、剪应变和应变能密度增大，说明采用锦纶包布、减小锦纶包布帘线与胎体帘线的夹角有利于提高胎圈性能。     

用聚丙烯酸酯乳液提高轮胎帘线储存稳定性

研究了一种自交联型五元共聚聚丙烯酸酯乳液的单体种类和配比、加料顺序、表面活性剂的种类和用量、引发剂用量等合成工艺因素与乳液稳定性及其增粘和防紫外线、臭氧老化的关系。用这种乳液改性的ＲＦＬ浸渍液处理锦纶６６轮胎帘线，可以显著改善帘线的储存稳定性。