Peel strength of uncrosslinked styrene-butadiene rubber adhered to polyester film

Testpieces consisting of a fabric-backed styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR 1502) layer bonded directly to polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film were T-peel tested at various rates, R , and temperatures. Peel energies were superposed toformmastercurves using shift factors, a T , in accord with the universal WLF equation. When peeled at intermediate reduced rates, Ra T , failure was cohesive within the SBR 1502, while at sufficiently high or low Ra T interfacial separation between the rubber and PET occurred. These results markedly contrast with those found by Gent and Petrich using similar testpieces with another type of rubber, SBR 1513. They found cohesive failure at sufficiently low Ra T and interfacial failure when Ra T was high. The different behavior of the two elastomers is attributed to stronger interfacial attraction with SBR 1513 and its lower strength. General considerations governing the locus of failure during peel adhesion testing are discussed.     

EFFECT OF CURE RATE OF RUBBER COMPOUND ON THE ADHESION TO COPPER-PLATED STEEL CORD

Copper-plated steel cord was prepared and its adhesion properties to rubber compounds, which have different loading amounts of both sulfur and accelerator, were examined in comparison with brass-plated steel cord. The lower pullout force of copper-plated steel cord to the rubber compounds was shown compared with brass-plated steel cord. The copper-plated steel cord showed higher adhesion retention to rubber compounds than brass-plated steel cord against various hostile environments. The stability against both humidity aging and thermal aging, and the cause for the high adhesion retention of the copper-plated steel cord to rubber compounds, were discussed compared with those of the brass-plated steel cord. The pullout force of copper-plated steel cord to rubber compound is inversely correlated with cure rate after various aging treatments.     

TREATMENT OF VULCANIZED STYRENE-BUTADIENE RUBBER (SBR) WITH MIXTURES OF TRICHLOROISOCYANURIC ACID AND FUMARIC ACID

In this study, mixtures of trichloroisocyanuric acid (TCI) and fumaric acid (FA) solutions were applied to a difficult-to-bond, vulcanized styrene-butadiene rubber (R2) to analyze the combined effect of both surface treatments. The treated R2 rubber surfaces were characterized using advancing contact angle measurements, ATR-IR and XPS spectroscopy, and SEM. T-peel tests of treated R2 rubber/ polyurethane adhesive/leather joints have been obtained in order to quantify the adhesion properties. The wettability of R2 rubber was improved by treatment with 3 wt% TCI/EA (ethyl acetate) or 0.5 wt% FA/EtOH, and lower contact angles were obtained by treatment with both 3 wt% TCI/EA and 0.5 wt% FA/EtOH. The improved wettability was ascribed to the creation of carbon-chlorine moieties, the removal of zinc stearate and paraffin wax, and the creation of surface roughness on the R2 rubber surface. Treatment of R2 rubber with 3 wt% TCI/EA before or after treatment with 0.5 wt% FA/EtOH, or with a solution containing 3 wt% TCI/EA + 0.5 wt% FA/EtOH mixture produced a noticeable increase in peel strength. Always, the effects of the treatment of R2 rubber with 3 wt% TCI solution were dominant over those produced by treatment with 0.5 wt% FA solution in ethanol (FA/EtOH). On the other hand, the treatment of R2 rubber with 3 wt% TCI/EA + 0.5 wt% FA/EtOH mixture was more effective than the treatment with 0.5 wt% TCI/EA+ 2 wt% FA/EtOH because the lower amount of chlorinating agent in this mixture.     

提高涂层与聚烯烃塑料粘合性的表面改性方法

在概述粘合基本理论的基础上,介绍了通过表面改性提高涂层对聚烯烃塑料附着力的方法。