Microwave‐absorbing performance and mechanical properties of poly(vinyl chloride)/acrylonitrile–butadiene rubber thermoplastic elastomers filled with multiwalled carbon nanotubes and silicon carbide

Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC)/acrylonitrile–butadiene rubber (NBR) were mixed with multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and silicon carbide (SiC) to prepare microwave‐absorbing composites. The complex permittivity, direct‐current (dc) conductivity, microwave‐absorbing performance, morphology, and mechanical properties of the composites were studied. The real and imaginary parts of the permittivity of the composites increased with increasing MWCNT content. The premixing of the MWCNTs with PVC was more beneficial to the dispersion of MWCNTs; this led to a higher dc conductivity and permittivity and better microwave‐absorbing performance than the premixing of MWCNTs with NBR for the PVC/NBR/MWCNT composites. The PVC/NBR/MWCNT composites had a minimum reflection loss (RL_min) of ?49.5 dB at the optimum thickness of 1.96 mm. The efficient microwave absorption of the PVC/NBR/MWCNT composites was due to a high dielectric loss and moderate permittivity. The incorporation of SiC into the PVC/NBR/MWCNT composites increased the real and imaginary parts of permittivity of the composites. When the SiC content was 70 phr, RL_min decreased to ?34.9 dB at a thickness of 3 mm. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2013     

Fabrication and characterization of NBR/MWCNT composites by latex technology

To develop a rubber composite with excellent electrical properties, a sort of synthetic rubber, acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) with CN dipoles as matrix, multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as filler, was synthesized. NBR composites reinforced with 0.5, 1.5, 3, 10, and 20 phr MWCNT contents were fabricated by latex technology. The electrical conductivity, dielectric characteristics, and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding effectiveness at room temperature of NBR/MWCNT composites were investigated. MWCNTs were found well dispersed into NBR matrix even for 20 phr content by FESEM observation. The electrical conductivity increased with an increment of MWCNT content. The dielectric constant was over 10⁴ at 10³ Hz frequency for 10 and 20 phr MWCNTs‐reinforced NBR composites. It was attributed to the increased electrons and interface polarization. The improved conductivity and dielectric permittivity resulted in an enhanced EMI shielding effectiveness. The EMI shielding effectiveness reached 26 dB at 16.7 GHz frequency for NBR/20 phr MWCNT composite with 1.0 mm thickness. POLYM. COMPOS., 2012. © 2012 Society of Plastics Engineers     

Composites based on CB/CF/Ag filled EPDM/NBR rubber blends with high conductivity

For many applications of conductive rubbers, it is desirable to endow the conductive rubber with high conductivity at low conductive filler loading. In this work, composites based on ethylene‐propylene‐diene monomer (EPDM) rubber and nitrile‐butadiene rubber (NBR) were prepared using carbon blacks, carbon fibers, and silver powders as fillers. As the weight fraction of silver powder increased, the hardness of composites increased gradually while the tensile strength and elongation at break decreased. SEM revealed that the EPDM/NBR blends exhibited a relatively co‐continuous morphology. The differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) curves reported the EPDM/NBR rubber blends were incompatibility. The thermogravimetry (TG) studies showed that adding a small amount of silver powder could improve the thermal stability of composites. These conductive composites exhibited good electrical property. At room temperature, when the total volume fraction of fillers was 15.20%, the volume resistivity of EPDM/NBR blend was only 0.0058 Ω cm. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 41357.     

Mechanical,thermal, and microwave properties of conducting composites of polypyrrole/polypyrrole‐coated short nylon fibers with acrylonitrile butadiene rubber

Pyrrole was polymerized in the presence of anhydrous ferric chloride as oxidant and p‐toluene sulfonic acid as dopant. Polypyrrole‐coated short nylon fibers were prepared by polymerizing pyrrole in the presence of short nylon fibers. The resultant polypyrrole (PPy) and PPy‐coated nylon fiber (F‐PPy) were then used to prepare rubber composites based on acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR). The cure pattern, direct current (DC) conductivity, mechanical properties, morphology, thermal degradation parameters, and microwave characteristics of the resulting composites were studied. PPy retarded the cure reaction while F‐PPy accelerated the cure reaction. Compared to PPy, F‐PPy was found to be more effective in enhancing the DC conductivity of NBR. The tensile strength and modulus values increased on adding PPy and F‐PPy to NBR, suggesting a reinforcement effect. Incorporation of PPy and F‐PPy improved the thermal stability of NBR. The absolute value of the dielectric permittivity, alternating current (AC) conductivity, and absorption coefficient of the conducting composites prepared were found to be much greater than the gum vulcanizate. PPy and F‐PPy were found to decrease the dielectric heating coefficient and skin depth significantly. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2012     

Improvement in thermal conductivity and mechanical properties of ethylene‐propylene–diene monomer rubber by expanded graphite

Thermally conductive fillers are usually employed in the preparation of rubber composites to enhance thermal conductivity. In this work, ethylene‐propylene‐diene monomer rubber (EPDM)/expanded graphite (EG) and EPDM/graphite composites with up to 100 phr filler loading were prepared. Compared to EPDM/graphite compounds with the same filler loading, stronger filler network was demonstrated for EPDM/EG compounds. Thermal conductivity and mechanical properties of EPDM/graphite and EPDM/EG composites were compared and systematically investigated as a function of the filler loading. The thermal conductivity of both EPDM/graphite and EPDM/EG composites increased with increasing volume fraction of fillers, and could be well fitted by Geometric Mean Model. The thermal conductivity as high as 0.910 W · m⁻¹ · K⁻¹ was achieved for the EPDM/EG composite with 25.8 vol% EG, which was ∼4.5 times that of unfilled EPDM. Compared to EPDM/graphite composites, EPDM/EG composites exhibited much more significant improvement in thermal conductivity and mechanical properties, which could be well correlated with the better filler‐matrix interfacial compatibility and denser structure in EPDM/EG composites, as revealed in the SEM images of tensile fracture surfaces. POLYM. COMPOS., 38:870–876, 2017. © 2015 Society of Plastics Engineers     

高速铁路减振垫板用三元乙丙橡胶/顺丁橡胶/三元乙丁橡胶复合材料的制备及性能

制备了高速铁路减振垫板用三元乙丙橡胶（EPDM）/顺丁橡胶（BR）/三元乙丁橡胶（EBDM）复合材料,考察了EPDM生胶种类及三者配比、增塑剂种类及硫化体系对复合材料性能的影响。结果表明,EPDM生胶2502可提高复合材料的耐寒性能。少量BR与EPDM并用可提高复合材料的耐寒性,且BR用量不宜超过10份。EBDM与EPDM和BR并用,复合材料具有优异的耐寒性能,EBDM的用量宜为40~60份。当EPDM、BR与EBDM的质量比为50/10/40时,以己二酸二辛酯为增塑剂,EPDM/BR/EBDM复合材料的玻璃化转变温度为-68.9 ℃,室温损耗因子为0.10,高低温压缩永久变形分别为14%和17%,拉伸强度为16.2 MPa。     

Dielectric behavior of aluminum hydroxide‐filled oil‐extended ethylene‐propylene‐diene‐monomer rubber composites in microwave fields

Oil‐extended ethylene‐propylene‐diene rubber composites were prepared with aluminum hydroxide (ATH) and high abrasion furnace carbon black. The dielectric properties at microwave frequencies of the samples were measured in the S (2–4 GHz) band using cavity perturbation technique. The thermal stability of the composites was studied using thermogravimetric analysis. The morphology of the composites was investigated by scanning electron microscopic studies. The fire retardancy of the composites was identified through the limiting oxygen index and horizontal burning test (UL94 HB). The dielectric permittivity, AC conductivity, and absorption coefficient of the highly ATH loaded systems are much greater than the unfilled and lower systems. At higher loading, the dielectric heating coefficient and skin depth were found to decrease significantly. The incorporation of ATH was found to improve the thermal stability and flame retardancy of EPDM. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 2013. © 2012 Society of Plastics Engineers     

粉状填充剂对橡胶复合材料拉断伸长率的影响

以不同粒径的氢氧化镁、轻质碳酸钙和炭黑N110填充SBR、EPDM、NBR和硅橡胶，探讨粉状填充剂（简称粉体）对其填充橡胶复合材料拉断伸长率的影响。结果表明，粉体的表面活性、粒径、分散性、用量以及基体橡胶的拉伸强度和拉断伸长率等因素对橡胶复合材料拉断伸长率的影响存在着竞争关系。粉体的粒径和基体橡胶的交联密度影响橡胶复合材料拉断伸长率随粉体用量增大而提高的幅度。粉体对基体橡胶表现出较强的补强作用时，使橡胶复合材料的拉断伸长率出现峰值的粉体用量较小。与传统观点不同，试验得出大多数情况下填充粉体有利于橡胶复合材料拉断伸长率提高的结论。     

填充型NBR/EPDM导电复合材料的研究

研究了石墨/炭黑填充的NBR/EPDM导电复合材料力学性能、动态力学性能和压阻、温阻特性。结果表明,随NBR用量的减少,复合材料拉伸强度、撕裂强度和拉断伸长率均降低;与纯胶相比,填料在NBR/EPDM中分散性变差,复合材料Payne效应和损耗因子都增大。电阻率测试结果表明,NBR/EPDM并用胶电阻率明显低于纯胶;恒温下其电阻率随压力的增大先减小后增大;恒压下其电阻率随温度的升高而减小;NBR/EPDM并用比不同时,复合材料电阻率随压力、温度的变化趋势不尽相同。     

Simultaneous enhancement of dielectric and mechanical properties of high‐density polyethylene/nitrile rubber/multiwalled carbon nanotube composites prepared by dynamic vulcanization

Polymer dielectric composites, which possess high dielectric and loss suppression with excellent mechanical properties, are of crucial importance in practical applications. Herein, high‐density polyethylene/nitrile rubber/multiwalled carbon nanotube (HDPE/NBR/MWCNT) composites were fabricated by the dynamic vulcanization (DV) technique. The effect of DV on the structure and properties of HDPE/NBR/MWCNTs was systematically investigated. The results illustrate that the DV technique combines the advantages of the crosslinked phase and melt processability of thermoplastics. With the increase of dicumyl peroxide content, the dielectric permittivity and the mechanical properties clearly increase, due to a better compatibility and dispersibility achieved by DV. More importantly, a continuous decrease of dielectric loss and conductivity are observed with the increase of dicumyl peroxide content. These can probably be assigned to the combination of better dispersion and slower chain mobility of the NBR phase induced by crosslinking. © 2020 Society of Industrial Chemistry     

Formulation and morphology of kaolin-filled rubber composites

In the present work the formulation and morphology of novel kaolin-filled rubber composites were investigated. The kaolin-filled rubber composites were obtained by filling rubbers such as natural rubber (NR), styrene–butadiene rubber (SBR), polybutadiene rubber (ER), nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR), ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM), chloroprene rubber (CR) and methyl vinyl silicon rubber (MVQ). The best formulation of filled rubbers was determined by determining the mechanical and thermal properties of the composites. Structural characterization was carried out by using infrared spectroscopy (IR) and a polarizing light microscope (PLM). The kaolin/rubber composites have outstanding mechanical and thermal properties except elongation at break, and good compatibility. The best formulation of kaolin filled rubbers is respectively 40 parts per hundred rubber (phr), 40 phr, 50 phr, 40 phr, 50 phr, and 50 phr for NR, SBR, BR, NBR, EPDM and CR. Kaolin can replace silica in the specific rubber products, and is suitable to reinforce more steric rigid rubber.     

Effect of imidazolium ionic liquid type on the properties of nitrile rubber composites

We investigated the influence of hydrophilic and hydrophobic imidazolium ionic liquids on the curing kinetic, mechanical, morphological and ionic conductivity properties of nitrile rubber composites. Two room temperature ionic liquids with a common cation—1‐ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium thiocyanate (EMIM SCN; hydrophilic) and 1‐ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (EMIM TFSI; hydrophobic)—were used. Magnesium–aluminium layered double hydroxide (MgAl‐LDH; also known as hydrotalcite) was added to carboxylated acrylonitrile–butadiene rubber (XNBR) whereas fumed silica Aerosil 380 was used in acrylonitrile–butadiene rubber (NBR) as reinforcing fillers. NBR compounds were vulcanized with a conventional sulfur‐based crosslinking system whereas XNBR compounds were cured with MgAl‐LDH. The optimum cure time reduction and tensile properties improvement were obtained when both ionic liquids were added at 5 parts per hundred rubber (phr). The results revealed that EMIM SCN and EMIM TFSI induced an increase in the AC conductivity of nitrile rubber composites from 10^?10 to 10^?8 and to 10^?7 S cm^?1, respectively (at 15 phr ionic liquid concentration). The presence of ionic liquids in NBR slightly affected the glass transition temperature (T_g) whereas the presence of EMIM TFSI in XNBR contributed to a shift in T_g towards lower temperatures from ?23 to ?31 °C, at 15 phr loading, which can be attributed to the plasticizing behaviour of EMIM TFSI in the XNBR/MgAl‐LDH system. Dynamic mechanical analysis was also carried out and the related parameters, such as the mechanical loss factor and storage modulus, were determined. © 2013 Society of Chemical Industry     

丁腈橡胶/三元乙丙橡胶并用胶的制备及性能

将丁腈橡胶(NBR)与三元乙丙橡胶(EPDM)并用,考察了生胶牌号、并用比、并用工艺对NBR/EPDM并用胶性能的影响,并对其耐臭氧及耐油性能进行了分析.结果表明,选用第三单体为亚乙基降冰片烯(即E型)的EPDM可以改善其与NBR的共硫化性能;当门尼黏度相近的NBR与EPDM的并用比(质量比)为70/30,且采用2种生胶先混炼,而后加入各种配合剂的制备工艺,并用胶具有良好的耐臭氧性能及物理机械性能;具有以NBR为连续相、EPDM为分散相结构形态的并用胶有较好的耐油性能与良好的耐臭氧性能.     

Temperature dependent microwave attenuation behavior for carbon-nanotube/silica composites

SiO₂-matrix composites filled with 2, 5 and 10 wt.% multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were prepared to evaluate the dielectric properties and microwave attenuation performances over the full X-Band (8.2–12.4 GHz) at a wide temperature ranging from 100 to 500 °C. On the basis of the conductivity induced by the structure of the MWCNT, the transport of migrating and hopping electrons in the MWCNT micro-current network has been discussed, and the effects of MWCNT content and temperature on the electronic transport and conductivity have been investigated. These effects also have great influences on the dielectric properties, electromagnetic wave propagating and microwave attenuation performances of the composites. The behavior of electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding and microwave absorption provide the technical direction for the design of microwave attenuation materials and also indicate that CNT-based composites could be promising candidates for microwave attenuation application.     

Novel electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness in the microwave band of magnetic nitrile butadiene rubber/magnetite nanocomposites

A novel nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR)/magnetite (Fe₃O₄) nanocomposite for electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding at microwave frequency was successfully fabricated. The structural features of as-synthesized magnetite and NBR/Fe₃O₄ were examined by X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The number of elastically effective chains, volume fraction of rubber, interparticle distance among conductive sites, polymer–filler interaction, and porosity of the nanocomposites were evaluated. The mechanical properties, including the tensile strength, elongation at break, and hardness, of the composites were measured. The static electrical properties, such as the electrical conductivity, carrier mobility, and number of charge carriers, as a function of magnetite content were evaluated. The interrelation between the electrical conductivity, shielding effectiveness (SE), dielectric constant, and skin depth of the composites are discussed. Finally, the EMI SE versus frequency was tested. The results reveal that an SE of 28–91 dB against EMI in the 1–12 GHz range depended on the loading of the conducting magnetite within the NBR matrix. Accordingly, these nanocomposites may used in the field of microwave absorption devices. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2012     

Physical studies of foamed reinforced rubber composites Part I. Mechanical properties of foamed ethylene–propylene–diene terpolymer and nitrile–butadiene rubber composites

Reinforced ethylene–propylene–diene terpolymer (EPDM) and nitrile–butadiene rubber (NBR) blends were compounded with different concentrations of azodicarbonamide (ADC/K) foaming agent to obtain foamed EPDM and NBR composites. The mechanical properties under compression and under extension at different temperatures were measured for these foams. It was found that the increase of foaming agent concentration and temperature affect all the mechanical parameters. The obtained stress–strain data are discussed in the light of the continuum mechanics theory for compressible materials. © 2002 Society of Chemical Industry     

Influences of dielectric and conductive fillers on dielectric and mechanical properties of solid silicone rubber composites

Dielectric elastomers are materials being used for electromechanical transduction applications. Their electromechanical response depends on permittivity, Young’s modulus and electric breakdown strength. A factor that limits its application is high operating voltages that can be reduced through improvement in permittivity. One of the methods is by incorporating high permittivity fillers into polymer matrix to obtain dielectric–dielectric composites (DDC).These composites show high permittivity at the cost of reduced flexibility. An alternative solution is development of composites by incorporating organic or inorganic conductive fillers into polymer matrix. These composites show high permittivity with high dielectric loss and low breakdown strength. To overcome both the above limitations both dielectric and conductive fillers are incorporated into dielectric polymer matrix to obtain conductor–dielectric composites (CDC). In this study, high temperature vulcanized solid silicone rubber as matrix has been used to prepare DDC composites with barium titanate (BT) filler and CDC composites with both BT as dielectric and ketjenblack as conductive fillers, using Taguchi design of experiments. The effect of factors such as amount of fillers and curing agent, mixing time in roll mill and curing temperature on the dielectric and mechanical properties are reported. Lichtenecker model predicts the permittivity of the DDC composite more accurately. For the CDC composites permittivity increased by 390%, effective resistivity decreased by 80%, Young’s modulus increased by 368% and Shore A hardness increased by 90% as compared to those of reference matrix. Important interaction effects are observed among both the fillers that are uniformly dispersed without any aggregation.

     

三元乙丙橡胶胶粘剂的研制

介绍了一种EPDM混炼胶与CSM混炼胶共混改性后配制成的一液型胶粘剂,在EPDM-钢、EPDM-NBR、EPDM生胶-EPDM熟胶、EPDM-复合材料等界面粘结中应用,取得了良好的效果,界面粘结强度可以达到3MPa以上,界面贮存性能、工艺性能良好。在大型压力容器内衬材料成型工程中已得到成功应用。     

Aspects of producing hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR) nanocomposites by melt compounding processing

Industry is constantly demanding for materials with differential properties that explores nanoscale fillers functionality. Unfortunately, most of the papers present processing methods that are hard to scale up. Effects in addition different amounts of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and few-layer graphene (FLG) on cure behaviour, viscoelastic, mechanical and electrical properties of a hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR) are investigated and compared with those composites having carbon black (CB) as filler. Looking for scale up the produced nanocomposites, rubber composites were produced in a closed mixing chamber by melt mixing with unmodified fillers. Addition of nanotubes reduces curing time. Microstructural analyses indicate that FLG cannot be easily dispersed by this methodology. Significant improvement in mechanical properties is observed with MWCNT addition, with 940% modulus increment regarding to the pure polymer and also, in lower intensity, in HNBR/FLG composites. Moreover, HNBR/MWCNT composites presented a sharp reduction in electrical resistivity at low loading level.     

Effects of hybrid fillers on the electrical conductivity,EMI shielding effectiveness,and flame retardancy of PBT and PolyASA composites with carbon fiber and MWCNT

The effects of hybrid fillers of carbon fiber (CF) and multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) on the electrical conductivity, electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness (EMI SE), flame retardancy, and mechanical properties of poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT)/poly(acrylonitrile-co-styrene-co-acrylate) (PolyASA) (70/30, wt %) with conductive filler composites were investigated. The CF was used as the main filler, and MWCNT was used as the secondary filler to investigate the hybrid filler effect. For the PBT/PolyASA/CF (8 vol %)/MWCNT (2 vol %) composite, a higher electrical conductivity (1.4 × 10⁰ S cm⁻¹) and EMI SE (33.7 dB) were observed than that of the composite prepared with the single filler of CF (10 vol %), which were 9.0 × 10⁻² S cm⁻¹ and 23.7 dB, respectively. This increase in the electrical properties might be due to the longer CF length and hybrid filler effect in the composites. From the results of aging test at 85 °C, 120 h, the electrical conductivity and EMI SE of the composites decreased slightly compared to that of the composite without aging. The results of electrical conductivity, EMI SE, and flame retardancy suggested that the composite with the hybrid fillers of CF and MWCNT showed a synergetic effect in the PBT/PolyASA/CF (8 vol %)/MWCNT (2 vol %) composite. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2019 , 136, 48162.