Thermal stability and mechanical properties of room temperature vulcanized silicone rubbers

Based on much of the importance of RTV on the field of self-cleaning application for its nontoxic, tasteless, and thermal stability, the effects of D₄-SiO₂ on mechanical properties, Al(OH)₃ and decabromodiphenyl oxide ethyl(DBDPE) on flame retardant property of RTV matrix were investigated firstly. Then, a new kind of complex fire retardants was compounded. The morphology of additives and fracture appearance of composites were demonstrated by SEM. The hot property of RTV-based composites was outlined by TG. It is found that D₄-SiO₂/Al(OH)₃/DBDPE/Sb₂O₃/RTV composites were of better comprehensive performances in mechanical property, hot property, fire resistance property, and insulating property, which presented tear 26.73 kN/m of strength, 279.8% of elongation at break, 2.81 MPa of tensile strength, FV-0 at the level of flame retardant property, 46 of Oxygen index (OI) 3.03 × 10¹⁵ Ωm of Volume electric resistivity, the range of decomposition temperature was 370°C to 650°C, and the percentage of remain weight was 26.4%. Those properties was acquired on the condition of 11 wt % D₄-SiO₂ + 20 wt % Al(OH)₃ + 15 wt % DBDPE+ Sb₂O₃ at the amount of 3.0 wt % to 3.7 wt %. This investigation leads the authors to a conclusion that D₄-SiO₂/Al(OH)₃/DBDPE/Sb₂O₃ is a kind of better combination modifier than anyone kind of which in comprehensive properties for RTV. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011     

Propellant cohesive fracture during the peel test of a propellant/liner structure

The integrity of propellant/liner structures in rocket motors is critical to ensure controlled combustion of the engine. In an effort to improve the bonding between the liner and the propellant, it is necessary to characterize it well. Therefore, a propellant–liner structure, bounded thanks to co-curing, has been submitted to a peel test while recording the macroscopic fracture energy and the local displacement field on the propellant-free surface. The experimental setup includes two cameras in order to record the displacement field on the propellant-free surface. Upon loading, the peel force stabilizes quickly due to a cohesive fracture in the propellant, providing access to the fracture energy. While the crack propagates through the propellant, it is observed that only a small localized area is submitted to strain, and most of the structure remains unstrained.     

Primary Li-air cell development

In the present communication, we report on recent researches for optimizing the performance of a primary organic-based Li-air cell. These researches focus on new processing technologies for a high capacity and high rate capable carbon cathode, and the development of oxygen selective membranes based on polysiloxane and methacrylate-polysiloxane copolymers. These membranes, generally classified as silicone rubbers exhibit high permeability for oxygen and impede water transport from the atmosphere into the Li-air cell and solvent loss from the cell into the atmosphere.     

硅橡胶合成催化剂氢氧化四甲铵的制备新工艺

采用有效面积为4.5dm~2的全氟阳离子交换膜,在阳极室容积为500mL、阴极室容积为580mL的二室单膜电渗析槽内,以四甲基氯化铵为原料,制备了合成有机硅橡胶及其他有机硅产品聚合用催化剂氢氧化四甲铵(Me_4NOH)。阳极室四甲基氯化铵浓度为30％(质量),阴极室可得到纯度为 13％-15％、Cl~-<0.01％、Na~+<0.0001％和 K~+<0.000 5％的 Me_4NOH。产品经减压浓缩即得到 Me_4NOH·5H_2O晶体。     

State-of-the-art of polymer tribology

Along with the extensive application of polymers for tribological purposes, the understanding of polymer tribology is becoming increasingly important. A broad overview of the general area of polymer tribology is presented in this paper. The progress in understanding the field over the past decade is reviewed under the three topics of rubber tribology, plastic tribology and tribology of polymer composites. It is hoped that this paper will serve as a valuable source of reference for future tribologists.     

三元乙丙橡胶的1H-NMR定量分析

用核磁共振氢谱法（1 H-NMR）对三元乙丙橡胶进行了研究,通过图谱中各个峰的积分值,并用特定的计算公式测定了三元乙丙橡胶中C2、C3及第三单体乙叉降冰片烯（ENB）的含量,以期为红外光谱（IR）的定量分析提供参考校准数据.     

Preparation and characterization of modified telechelic natural rubber-based pressure-sensitive adhesive

Telechelic natural rubber (TNR) was prepared by the use of potassium persulfate and propanal at 70 °C and various degradation times from 0 to 30 h. These samples were then grafted by maleic anhydride (MA) in toluene solution before modification with 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole (ATA) to produce modified TNRs (AMTNRs). Attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) was used to identify the chemical compositions. Carboxyl and hydroxyl groups of TNRs were clearly observed, due to chain scission, oxidation, and modified chain ends. The viscosities of TNRs were dropped greatly after 5 h and then decreased slowly as a function of degradation time. ATR-FTIR spectra of AMTNRs showed amide bonds between ATA and MA groups, and then the multiple hydrogen bonding arrays were formed. The glass transition temperatures (T_g) of AMTNRs were determined by differential scanning calorimetry. The T_g of AMTNR_0 moved to a higher temperature of –55 °C after modification by ATA, confirming the formation of multiple hydrogen bonding arrays. However, the T_g of AMTNR_5 to AMTNR_30 decreased slightly due to chain scission in the degradation process. The adhesive properties of AMTNR-based pressure-sensitive adhesive were evaluated by a Lloyd adhesion tester. The tack of AMTNRs depended on wettability whereas peel and shear strengths were responded by a combination between wettability and multiple hydrogen bonding arrays.     

trans-polyoctenylene as a processing aid for rubber: Influence on energy consumption and properties of rubber compounds

trans-Polyoctenylene rubber, TOR, was melt blended with different types of rubber in various proportions in a Brabender Plasti-corder. Energy consumption in mixing the blends indicated that TOR is an effective processing aid for a variety of rubber and inclusion of TOR in a blend can result in significant saving of energy. TOR of lower molecular weight (e.g. Vestenamer 8012) performs significantly better than TOR of higher molecular weight (e.g. Vestenamer 6213), both as a processing aid and as a dimension stabilizer.     

汽车用橡胶制品的发展

介绍了橡胶制品应用于汽车中的现状，统计了各种汽车中的橡胶用量、汽车橡胶制品使用的胶种及比例、世界汽车年产量，橡胶消耗量，轮胎生产量及世界前30名橡胶制品企业销售额。对汽车用橡胶制品的特点及发展趋势作了较系统的介绍。     

Preparation and characterization of blends containing natural and some synthetic rubbers with synthesized aromatic polyester

This work deals with the synthesis of aromatic polyester (AP) from polyarylate [Bisphenol A (BPA)/dimethyl terephalate (DMT)/ethylene glycol (EG)] and maleic anhydride (MA) in presence of dibutyl tin oxide (DBTO) as a catalyst. Blends were prepared from candidated AP (10–30 phr) with different types of rubber [natural rubber (NR), acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR), styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) and ethylene‐propylene‐diene monomer (EPDM)]. The obtained blends were subjected to physicomechanical measurements to evaluate their properties as efficient blends for economic industrial applications. In case of AP blended with rubber, better properties were obtained than that of rubber vulcanizates. The fatigue life values decreases by increasing the AP contents for all types of the tested blends. The equilibrium swelling (%) for the prepared blends exhibits different behavior in solvents like toluene and motor oil. The addition of N‐isopropyl‐N′‐phenyl‐p‐phenylene diamine (IPPD), as antioxidant, affects the properties of all the prepared products. These properties were in consequent with the data of the initial shear modulus, which is calculated from the Mooney‐Rivlin equation and the percentage of the equilibrium swelling. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to study the morphological structure; the SEM results show the changes in surface of the rubber before and after being blended with AP. The investigated blends are considered a new trend in giving products with variable physicomechanical characteristics. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2008