DMA analysis of the damping of ethylene–vinyl acetate/acrylonitrile butadiene rubber blends

The mechanical and damping properties of blends of ethylene–vinyl acetate rubber (VA content > 40% wt) (EVM)/acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR), with 1.4 phr BIPB [bis (tert‐butyl peroxy isopropyl) benzene] as curing agent, were investigated by DMA and DSC. The effect of chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC), silica, carbon black, and phenolic resin (PF) as a substitute curing agent, on the damping and mechanical properties of EVM/NBR blends were studied. The results showed that 10 phr CPVC did not contribute to the damping of EVM700/NBR blends; Silica could dramatically improve the damping of EVM700/NBR blends because of the formation of bound rubber between EVM700/NBR and silica, which appeared as a shoulder tan δ peak between 20 and 70°C proved by DMA and DSC. This shoulder tan δ peak increased as the increase of the content of EVM in EVM/NBR blends. The tensile strength, modulus at 100% and tear strength of the blend with SiO₂ increased while the elongation at break and hardness decreased comparing with the blend with CB. PF, partly replacing BIPB as the curing agent, could significantly improve the damping of EVM700/NBR to have an effective damping temperature range of over 100°C and reasonable mechanical properties. Among EVM600, EVM700, and EVM800/NBR/silica blend system, EVM800/NBR/silica blend had the best damping properties. The EVM700/NBR = 80/10 blend had a better damping property than EVM700/NBR = 70/20. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2012     

Compatibility studies on some polymer blend systems by electrical and mechanical techniques

Systematic electrical and mechanical studies were carried out on natural rubber (NR) blended with different types of synthetic rubber such as styrene‐butadiene rubber (SBR), polybutadiene rubber (BR), and ethylene‐propylene‐diene monomer (EPDM) as nonpolar rubbers and nitrile‐butadiene rubber (NBR) and chloroprene rubber (CR) as polar rubbers. The NR/SBR, NR/BR, NR/EPDM, NR/NBR, and NR/CR blends were prepared with different ratios (100/0, 75/25, 50/50, 25/75, and 0/100). The permittivity (ε′) and dielectric loss (ε″) of these blends were measured over a wide range of frequencies (100 Hz–100 kHz) and at room temperature (∼ 27°C). The compatibility results obtained from the dielectric measurements were comparable with those obtained from the calculation of the heat of mixing. These results were confirmed by scanning electron microscopy and showed that NR/SBR and NR/BR blends were compatible while NR/EPDM, NR/NBR, and NR/CR blends were incompatible. To overcome the problem of phase separation (incompatibility) between NR and EPDM, NBR, or CR, a third component such as SBR or poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) was added as a compatibilizing agent to these blends. The experimental data of dielectric and mechanical measurements showed that the addition of either SBR or PVC could improve the compatibility of such blends to some extent. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 79: 60–71, 2001     

PB橡胶粒径对CPVC/PVC/ABS共混体系结构与性能的影响

采用乳液聚合技术合成了一系列不同PB橡胶粒径的ABS核壳改性剂,将其与CPVC、PVC共混,考察了CPVC/PVC/ABS共混物的结构与性能。动态力学分析表明：CPVC与PVC比例为90/10时,CPVC/PVC共混物部分相容,CPVC/PVC/ABS共混物也是部分相容;扫描电子显微镜分析其形态结构表明：共混物中ABS分散受PB橡胶粒径影响,PB橡胶粒径为113 nm的ABS在CPVC中分散最均匀。力学性能测试表明：随着PB橡胶粒径的增加,共混物的冲击强度先增大后减小,拉伸强度并无明显变化。     

Mechanical Properties and Thermooxidative Aging of a Ternary Blend,Pvc/Enr/Nbr,Compared with the Binary Blends of Pvc

In the quest to improve the thermooxidative aging of the poly(vinyl chloride)/epoxidized natural rubber (PVC/ENR) blend, nitrile rubber (NBR) was incorporated into the blend to yield a ternary blend of PVC/ENR/NBR. A Brabender Plasticorder with a mixing attachment was used to perform the melt mixing at 150°C and 50 rpm followed by compression molding. The mechanical properties, dynamic mechanical properties, and thermooxidative aging behavior of the ternary blend were compared with those of the binary blends (i.e., PVC/ENR and PVC/NBR). It was found that the ternary blend exhibits mechanical properties which are superior to those of PVC/ENR. A single glass transition temperature (T _g) obtained from dynamic mechanical analysis coupled with synergism in the modulus and some other mechanical properties indicate that PVC, ENR, and NBR form a single phase (miscible system) in the ternary blend. Di-2-ethyl hexylphthalate (DOP) plasti-cizer improves the aging resistance of the blends generally, whereas the presence of CaCO₃ as a filler only imparts minor influences on the properties and aging resistance of the blends.     

Dynamic Mechanical Properties of EPDM Rubber Blends

The damping properties of ethylene-propylene-diene rubber (EPDM) with aliphatic hydrocarbon (C94) resin were investigated by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). It was found that the damping property of EPDM was improved after addition of aliphatic hydrocarbon resin. With increasing content of the resin, the main tan δ peak shifted to higher temperatures and the valid damping range in temperature was broadened. An addition of mica or NBR was found to widen the effective damping range. After addition of NBR into EPDM, the effective damping range of the blends was evidently extended in the applicable temperature region, especially when NBR content was 50 wt%. It was concluded that the NBR was incompatible with EPDM, and there existed two tan δ peaks in DMA spectra.     

Properties and morphologies of elastomer blends modified with EPDM‐g‐poly[2‐dimethylamino ethylmethacrylate]

The graft copolymerization of 2‐dimethylamino ethylmethacrylate (DMAEMA) onto ethylene propylene diene mononer rubber (EPDM) was carried out in toluene via solution polymerization technique at 70°C, using dibenzoyl peroxide as initiator. The synthesized EPDM rubber grafted with poly[DMAEMA] (EPDM‐g‐PDMAEMA) was characterized with ¹H‐NMR spectroscopy, gel permeation chromatography (GPC), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). The EPDM‐g‐PDMAEMA was incorporated into EPDM/butadiene acrylonitrile rubber (EPDM/NBR) blend with different blend ratios, where the homogeneity of such blends was examined with scanning electron microscopy and DSC. The scanning electron micrographs illustrate improvement of the morphology of EPDM/NBR rubber blends as a result of incorporation of EPDM‐g‐PDMAEMA onto that blend. The DSC trace exhibits one glass transition temperature (T_g) for EPDM/NBR blend containing EPDM‐g‐PDMAEMA, indicating improvement of homogeneity. The physico‐mechanical properties after and before accelerated thermal aging of the homogeneous, and inhomogeneous EPDM/NBR vulcanizates with different blend ratios were investigated. The physico‐mechanical properties of all blend vulcanizates were improved after and before accelerated thermal aging, in presence of EPDM‐g‐PDMAEMA. Of all blend ratios under investigation EPDM/NBR (75/25) blend possesses the best physico‐mechanical properties together with the best (least) swelling (%) in brake fluid. Swelling behavior of the rubber blend vulcanizates in motor oil and toluene was also investigated. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2009     

三元共聚尼龙/聚氯乙烯/丁腈橡胶三元共混弹性体研究

选择三元共聚尼龙（PA），聚氯乙烯（PVC）和丁腈橡胶（NBR）为主体材料，采用高温机械共混，化学交联工艺制得了PA／PVC／NBR三元共混弹性体，探讨了PA／NBR，POM／NBR，PVC／NBR，HMWPVC／NBR三元共混体系性能，重点讨论了PA／PVC／NBR共混比，不同硫化体系，有机过氧物DCP用量等因素对PA／PVC／NBR三元共混弹性体性能的影响，实验结果表明：选择适宜配方制得力学性能和耐油耐溶剂性能较好的PA／PVC／NBR三元共混弹性体，扫描电镜的实验结果证实m(PA):m(PVC):m(NBR)=10:30:60和m(PA):m(PVC):m(NBR)=30:10:60两个体系的三元共混弹性体均具有较好的相容性，且前者的相容性更好。     

丁腈橡胶/聚氯乙烯共混物的阻尼性能

考察了丁腈橡胶/聚氯乙烯共混物中硫化体系、炭黑种类、增塑剂用量及组分比对材料阻尼性能的影响.结果表明,丁腈橡胶/聚氯乙烯共混物的交联密度增大,其损耗因子峰向高温方向移动,峰值升高,损耗因子不小于0.5的温度区域变窄;相比高耐磨炭黑而言,用半增强炭黑作填料可使丁腈橡胶/聚氯乙烯共混物呈现更好的阻尼性能;随着增塑剂邻苯二甲酸二辛酯用量的增加,共混物的损耗因子峰值升高,但该峰向低温方向移动;丁腈橡胶/聚氯乙烯共混物(质量比为70/30)的损耗因子不小于0.5的阻尼温域相对较宽,适用于常温,且力学性能较好.     

Dynamic mechanical properties of semi‐interpenetrating polymer network‐based on nitrile rubber and poly(methyl methacrylate‐co‐butyl acrylate)

In this article, semi‐interpenetrating polymer network (Semi‐IPNs) based on nitrile rubber (NBR) and poly(methyl methacrylate‐co‐butyl acrylate) (P(MMA‐BA)) were synthesized. The structure and damping properties of the prepared Semi‐IPNs blends were characterized and by fourier transform infrared spectrum (FTIR), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA/DTG), and tensile mechanical properties. The results showed that interpenetrating network based on P(MMA‐BA) and NBR was successfully obtained, which showed the improved thermal stability compared to NBR/P(MMA‐BA)‐based two‐roll mill blends. Furthermore, Semi‐IPNs showed significantly better the dynamic mechanical properties than that of the two‐roll mill system. With the increasing feed ratio of BA and MMA during the preparation of Semi‐IPNs, the loss peak position for P(MMA‐BA) in NBR/PMMA IPNs shifted to a lower temperature from 20°C to ?17°C, and when NBR in Semi‐IPNs was accounted for 40 wt %, the dynamic mechanical thermal analysis showed that much more advanced damping material with wider temperature range (?30°C < T < 80°C) as tan δ > 0.45 can be achieved. Therefore, it was expected as a promising way to obtain the excellent damping materials with good oil‐resisted properties according the Semi‐IPNs system. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2014 , 131, 40217.     

Filling Effect of Silica on Electrical and Mechanical Properties of EPDM/NBR Blends

Filling effect of silica on dielectric and mechanical properties of ethylene propylene diene/acrylonitrile butadiene rubber EPDM/NBR blends with different compositions was studied. To solve the problem of phase separation polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with concentration 10 phr was added. The dielectric data for the investigated systems on the frequency domain 100 Hz to 100 kHz were found to be fitted using Fröhlich function by two absorption regions. These regions ascribe the Maxwell-Wagner effect and the aggregates that are expected to be formed by the addition of different ingredients to rubber. The study led to a conclusion that the blend 75/25 EPDM/NBR possesses the most promising properties. For such reason, this blend was chosen to be loaded with silica in increasing quantities up to 90 phr and then study the various properties. This study indicates that the EPDM/NBR blend loaded with 50–60 phr of silica possess the most suitable electrical and mechanical properties.     

Rheological and mechanical properties of poly(vinyl chloride)/chlorinated poly(vinyl chloride) miscible blends

The properties of poly(vinyl chlorlde)/ehlorinated poly(vinyl chloride) (61.6 percent C1) blends, prepared by melt and solution blending, were measured by various tests. Based on the chlorinated poly(vinyl chloride) (CPVC) composition, percent chlorine, and mole percent CC1₂ groups, these blends were expected to show intermediate properties between miscible and immiscible systems. Indicative of miscible behavior were the single glass transition temperatures over the entire composition range for both melt and solution blended mixtures. A single phase was also indicated by transmission electron microscopy. However, the yield stress showed a minimum value less than either of the pure components in the 50 to 75 percent CPVC range, which is characteristic of two-phased systems. Specific volume, glass transition temperature, and heat distortion temperature were linear with binary composition. The storage modulus showed a small maximum, suggesting a weak interaction between the two miscible polymers. Heats of melting for the residual PVC crystallinity were also less than expected from linear additivity. At 160°C and 210°C, the logarithm of the complex viscosity was essentially linear with volume fraction of CPVC, except for a very slight decrease in the 50 to 75 percent CPVC range, which may have been a result of lower crystallinity. At 140°C, the complex viscosity of the CPVC was less than that of PVC owing to the higher crystallinity of the latter. The viscosities were similar at 160°C, but at 210°C, where most of the crystallites had melted, the complex viscosity of the CPVC was higher because of its higher glass transition temperature.     

Application of phase dispersion–crosslinking synergism on recycling commingled plastic wastes

A tetra‐component blend, consisting of low‐density polyethylene (LDPE), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polypropylene (PP), and polystyrene (PS), was studied as a model system of commingled plastic wastes (LDPE/PVC/PP/PS, mass ratio: 70/10/10/10). Effects of chlorinated polyethylene (CPE), ethylene–propylene–diene monomer (EPDM), styrene–butadiene–styrene (SBS), and their mixture (CPE/EPDM/SBS, mass ratio: 2/2/2) on the mechanical properties and morphology of the system were investigated. With addition of several elastomers and their mixture, the tensile strength of the blends decreased slightly, although both the elongation at break and the impact strength increased. Among these elastomers, EPDM exhibited the most significant impact modification effect for the tetra‐component blends. SBS and the mixture have a good phase‐dispersion effect for the tetra‐component blend. By adding a crosslinking agent [dicumyl peroxide (DCP)], the mechanical properties of the tetra‐component blends also increased. When either SBS or the mixture was added to the blend together with DCP, the probability that the crosslinking agent (DCP) would be at the interface improved because of the phase‐dispersion effect of SBS. Therefore, more co‐crosslinked products will form between LDPE and other components. Accordingly, remarkable improvement of the interfacial adhesion and hence the mechanical properties of the tetra‐component blends occurred. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 82: 2947–2952, 2001     

Preparation and characterization of acrylonitrile–styrene–methylmethacrylate terpolymer as a compatibilizer for rubber blends

Acrylonitrile‐co‐styrene‐co‐methylmethacrylate (AN‐S‐MMA) terpolymer was prepared by bulk and emulsifier‐free emulsion polymerization techniques. The bulk and emulsion terpolymers were characterized by means of Fourierr transform infrared spectroscopy, ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, gel permeation chromatography, thermal gravimetric analysis, and elemental analysis. The kinetics of the terpolymerization were studied. The terpolymers were then incorporated into butadiene—acrylonitrile rubber (NBR)/ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber (EPDM) blends and into chloroprene rubber (CR)/EPDM blend. The terpolymers were then tested for potential as compatibilizers by using scanning electron microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. The terpolymers improved the compatibility of CR/EPDM and NBR/EPDM blends. The physicomechanical properties of CR/EPDM and NBR/EPDM blend vulcanizates revealed that the incorporation of terpolymers was advantageous, since they resulted in blend vulcanizates with higher 100% moduli and with more thermally stable mechanical properties than the individual rubbers. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 89: 3143–3153, 2003     

丁腈橡胶/聚氯乙烯共混胶

探讨了丁腈橡胶(NBR)中的结合丙烯腈质量分数、NBR／聚氯乙烯(PVC)(质量比,下同)、增塑剂邻苯二甲酸二辛酯(DOP)用量、PVC聚合度对NBR／PVC共混胶性能的影响,研究了NBR／低聚合度PVC共混胶的力学性能及加工流动性能。结果表明,随着NBR中结合丙烯腈质量分数的增加,NBR／PVC共混胶的耐油性能明显增强,力学性能也相应有所改善;NBR／PVC为80／20～60／40时．NBR／PVC共混胶的综合性能较好;DOP用量对NBR／PVC共混胶性能的影响不大;聚合度为700的PVC更适合于生产NBR／PVC共混胶,其力学性能、加工流动性能、耐老化性能与德国Bayer公司生产的牌号为Perbunan NT／VC3470B的NBR／PVC共混胶相当。     

Morphology and mechanical properties of ethylene‐vinyl acetate rubber/polyamide thermoplastic elastomers

High performance thermoplastic elastomers based on ethylene‐vinyl acetate rubber (EVM) and ternary polyamide copolymer (tPA) were prepared through a dynamic vulcanization process in the presence of dicumyl peroxide (DCP). The morphology, crystallization, and mechanical properties of the EVM/tPA blends were studied. A phase transition of EVM/tPA blend was observed at a weight ratio of 60/40. The presence of EVM increased the melting enthalpy at the high temperature of tPA, ascribing to the heterogeneous nucleating effect of EVM. The tensile strength of EVM/tPA (70/30) blends was increased up to 20.5 MPa as the DCP concentration increased to 3.5 phr, whereas the elongation at break of the blends kept decreasing as the DCP concentration increased. The addition of ethylene‐acrylic acid copolymer (EAA) or maleic anhydride‐grafted EVM (EVM‐g‐MAH) to the EVM/tPA blends both induced finer dispersion of the EVM particles in the tPA phase and improvement in the tensile strength and elongation at break of the blends, which were ascribed to the compatibilization of EAA or EVM‐g‐MAH. Finally, a high performance EVM/tPA (70/30) thermoplastic elastomer with Shore A hardness of 75, tensile strength of 24 MPa, elongation at break of 361%, and set at break of 20% was obtained by adding 5 wt % of EVM‐g‐MAH and 3.5 phr DCP. It has great potential in automotive and oil pipeline applications. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2013     

橡胶/树脂共混物复合阻尼材料的研究

将三元乙丙橡胶/石油树脂(EPDM/PR)共混物和丁腈橡胶/酚醛树脂(NBR/PF)共混物共混制得新共混物。动态力学分析(DMA)表明,EPDM/PR共混物和NBR/PF共混物在室温附近均有较好阻尼性能,但有效阻尼温域较窄;当两者共混比为50∶50时,新共混物阻尼温域可拓宽至100℃(-17.2℃～83.5℃);改变两者中橡胶与树脂的比例并保持50∶50的共混比不变,新共混物的阻尼行为会发生改变;改变丙烯腈含量,NBR极性随之变化,新共混物的相容性发生变化,阻尼性能受到影响;当丙烯腈质量分数为40%并保持50∶50的共混比不变时,新共混物的阻尼温域可达到127.8℃。     

Irradiation Modification of PVC/NBR Blend

Electron beam initiated cross-linking on the 50/50 poly(vinyl chloride), PVC/acrylonitrile butadiene rubber, NBR blend was studied in the absence and presence of 4 phr trimethylolpropane triacrylate (TMPTA). The 50/50 NBR/PVC blend was prepared by mixing in a Brabender Plasticoder at 170°C. The blend was then irradiated by using a 3.0 MeV electron beam machine at doses ranging from 0 to 200 kGy in air and room temperature. The changes in gel fraction, tensile strength, hardness, impact strength, scanning electron micrographs and dynamic mechanical properties of the samples were investigated. The gel fraction results indicate that under the irradiation conditions employed, the PVC/NBR blend cross-linked by electron beam irradiation. The addition of TMPTA was found to be effective in the acceleration of the radiation-induced cross-linking. Gradual increases in mechanical properties with irradiation dose were observed before exhibiting a decline due to embrittlement as a consequence of excessive cross-linking at higher irradiation doses. The gradual changeover from ductile to brittle fracture due to the irradiation-induced cross-linking was evident from the SEM examination The increase in the storage modulus and T_g as well as the reduction in the damping peak with the increase in irradiation dose reveal that the enhancement in mechanical properties of NBR/PVC blends upon irradiation is due to the irradiation-induced cross-linking, as well as the improved interaction between NBR and PVC.     

Electrical and mechanical properties of grafted and ungrafted polyacrylamide–rubber blends

A systematic dielectric and mechanical study was carried out on an ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) and a nitrile rubber (NBR) blended with polyacrylamide (PAM). From the compatibility investigations, it was found that EPDM/PAM is incompatible while NBR/PAM is semicompatible. To overcome the problem of phase separation between rubber and PAM, PAM was grafted with two different monomers, acrylonitrile (AN) and acrylic acid (AA), and added with 10 phr to both EPDM and NBR. Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) was also added as a compatiblizing agent to both types of blend. It was concluded that the addition of either a grafted polymer or PVC to the rubber–plastic blend could improve to some extent the compatibility of such blends. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 70: 2053–2059, 1998     

Nitrile rubber/hindered phenol exterminated hyperbranched polyester materials with improved damping and mechanical performance

Hindered phenol exterminated hyperbranched polyester (mHBP) is fabricated by esterification reaction. The mHBP is introduced into nitrile rubber (NBR) to prepare NBR/mHBP blends. Structure, damping and mechanical properties of NBR/mHBP blends are investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), ¹H‐NMR, dynamic mechanical thermal analyzer (DMTA), and tensile tester. FTIR spectra of the blends illustrate the intermolecular hydrogen bonding between the NBR and mHBP, contributing to the improvement of damping and mechanical properties. The results indicate that, with the increasing mHBP content, the T_g of the blends shifted to a higher temperature with a broadening temperature range and improved mechanical properties, showing an application in adjusting the T_g and temperature range without decreasing of loss factor. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 42605.     

A study on mechanical and thermal properties of silicone rubber/EPDM damping materials

Silicone rubber (SR) and ethylene‐propylene‐diene monomer (EPDM) blends were prepared for damping application. The mechanical and thermal properties of the blends are studied. With the increasing content of EPDM, the tensile strength is decreased but elongation at break is increased. By blending with EPDM, tan δ (at 35 to 200°C) of SR is enhanced. However, thermogravimetric analysis results showed the decrease in thermal stability. Scanning electron microscopy study showed the good filler dispersion of the blends with some large silica particles. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011