SBR-clay-carbon black hybrid nanocomposites for tire tread application

Styrene butadiene rubber-organoclay nanocomposites were prepared with Cloisite 15A via melt intercalation. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy indicated that the nanostructures are partially exfoliated and intercalated. The nanocomposites exhibited great improvements in tensile strength and tensile modulus. The incorporation of organoclay gave rise to considerable reduction of tan delta and increase in storage modulus in the rubbery region. It is shown that after 6 phr (parts per hundred rubber) clay loading there is not much increase in the properties. The effect of carbon black (N330) on mechanical properties, dynamic mechanical properties, heat build up, abrasion resistance in the nanocomposites having the optimized clay level (6 phr) was investigated. Optimum results were obtained with the addition of 25 phr carbon black. For comparison with the 6phr nanoclay and 25phr N330 (high abrasion furnace carbon black) filled SBR composites, 40 phr N330 filled SBR composites was used. The 6phr organoclay and 25phr N330 filled SBR nanocomposite showed better properties than 40phr carbon filled SBR compound. These results indicate that 6phr organoclay can be replaced by 15 phr carbon black from the conventional SBR-carbon black based tire tread compounds. The Dynamic mechanical analyzer (DMA) results revealed that the new tire tread compound gives better rolling resistance and comparable wet grip resistance and lower heat build up than that of conventional tread compound.     

机械共混法制备NR/SBR/OMMT纳米复合材料及其性能

选择不同牌号的有机蒙脱土（OMMT）,利用机械共混法制备了NR/SBR/OMMT纳米复合材料。测试了复合材料的力学性能,选择出了最佳牌号OMMT。不同含量的OMMT与共混胶复合后力学性能的测试结果表明：当OMMT含量仅为3份时,拉伸强度和断裂强度分别提高了90％和63%;利用X射线衍射和透射电子显微镜研究了复合材料的亚微观结构,观察结果显示制备出了分散均匀的剥离型NR/SBR/OMMT纳米复合材料,同时OMMT在轮船工业配方中的优异性能预示其良好的应用前景。     

水滑石/丁腈橡胶纳米复合材料的制备及性能研究

采用乳液复合法制备水滑石(LDHs)/丁腈橡胶(NBR)纳米复合材料,并对其结构和性能进行研究。结果表明:复合材料中LDHs均匀分散在NBR基体中;与NBR胶料相比,LDHs/NBR复合材料的物理性能和气体阻隔性能明显提高;当LDHs/NBR用量比为1/20且LDHs用量为1份时,LDHs/NBR复合母胶/溴化丁基橡胶并用胶的气体阻隔性能较好。     

两种橡胶/有机累托石纳米复合材料的结构与性能

比较了用熔体法制备的有机累托石(OR)/丁苯橡胶(SBR)以及有机累托石(OR)/天然橡胶(NR)2种纳米复合材料的结构与性能.TEM和XRD对材料的分析显示,由于橡胶基体的性质差异,OR/SBR为典型的插层型结构,而OR/NR为插层型和部分剥离型混合结构.应力应变行为的研究表明,随着OR用量的增加,OR/SBR的拉伸强度和拉断伸长率均增大,这主要是分子链滑移和填料的取向造成的.对于拉伸结晶型橡胶NR,由于部分剥离型填料的增强作用,NR的定伸应力随填料用量的增加而逐渐提高.由于对结晶的阻碍作用,当OR用量为20份时,OR/NR的拉伸强度有所降低.纳米累托石的加入可以显著提高SBR和NR的硬度和撕裂强度.热失重分析表明,OR/橡胶纳米复合材料与相应的纯橡胶相比,热稳定性提高,在NR体系中更为显著.     

熔体法制备有机黏土/橡胶纳米复合材料的结构及性能

将有机黏土(OC)分别加入到天然橡胶(NR)、丁苯橡胶(SBR)、丁基橡胶(IIR)和三元乙丙橡胶(EPDM)中,通过熔体法制备了纳米复合材料。探讨了橡胶黏度及其分子结构对OC在复合材料中分散状况的影响,研究了复合材料的力学性能。结果表明,在以NR为基体的复合材料中。OC片层分散均匀,且剥离程度较高;在SBR,IIR,EPDM中,OC以插层结构为主,且插层效果从大到小的顺序依次为SBR,IIR,EPDM。与相应的纯胶相比,OC／NR纳米复合材料的定伸应力提高,拉伸强度和扯断伸长率有所下降;OC／SBR,OC／IIR,OC／EPDM纳米复合材料的定伸应力变化不大,拉伸强度和扯断伸长率明显提高,且OC／SBR和OC／EPDM复合材料的撕裂强度提高。     

不同种类短纤维对天然橡胶/丁苯橡胶复合材料性能的影响

分别以尼龙66短纤维、芳纶短纤维及聚酯短纤维作为增强剂,天然橡胶（NR）和丁苯橡胶（SBR）作为基体制备了短纤维增强NR/SBR（短纤维/NR/SBR）复合材料,采用正交实验方法研究了短纤维种类、长度及用量对短纤维/NR/SBR复合材料的拉伸性能、硬度、撕裂强度的影响。结果表明,经过浸渍处理后的尼龙66短纤维与NR/SBR基体之间的结合最为紧密;浸渍处理后的尼龙66短纤维可以有效提高NR/SBR复合材料的拉伸强度,在一定范围内,随着短纤维长度和用量的增加,短纤维/NR/SBR复合材料的拉伸强度有所提高;短纤维的加入提高了NR/SBR复合材料的撕裂强度和硬度,但扯断伸长率则有所下降。     

丁苯橡胶/高岭土纳米复合材料的性能

采用熔融共混法和乳液共混法制备了丁苯橡胶／高岭土纳米复合材料,研究了复合材料的分散性能、力学性能和热稳定性能。结果表明,高岭土在橡胶基体中具有良好的分散性。熔融共混法制备的复合材料的力学性能基本接近白炭黑填充橡胶,其热稳定性能明显优于白炭黑填充橡胶。随着纳米高岭土用量的增大,乳液共混法制备的复合材料的拉伸强度先增大后减小,且当纳米高岭土用量为40质量份时,复合材料的综合性能良好。     

UFPCSBR/n-SiO_2纳米粉末材料改性NR/SBR复合材料性能的研究

研究了超细全硫化羧基丁苯橡胶/纳米二氧化硅(UFPCSBR/n-SiO2)纳米复合粉末材料的表面形貌及其对NR/SBR复合材料硫化特性和力学性能的影响。结果表明,UFPCSBR颗粒和n-SiO2颗粒在纳米复合粉末材料中分散良好;加入14份纳米复合粉末材料(UFPCSBR/n-SiO2质量比为3/4)赋予了NR/SBR复合材料较好焦烧安全性,可显著改善100%定伸应力和300%定伸应力,并且拉伸强度、撕裂强度和拉断伸长率均稍有提高。     

Effect of organoclay loading level on mechanical properties,thermomechanical behavior,and heat build‐up of natural rubber/organoclay nanocomposites

Sodium‐montmorillonite nanoclay was modified with octadecylamine and compounded with natural rubber (NR) by dry mixing method. The effects of organoclay loading level on mechanical properties, thermal–mechanical behavior, and heat build‐up of NR/organoclay nanocomposites were investigated. Temperature scanning stress relaxation technique was used to characterize the thermal–mechanical behavior of the composites. The morphological properties were assessed by X‐ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. Loading levels of organoclay below 5 phr gave improved mechanical properties and heat build‐up, along with exfoliated clay structure in the nanocomposites. On the other hand, with loading levels above 7 phr the organoclay tended to agglomerate, and X‐ray diffraction revealed an intercalated structure. In these cases, the excess residual organoclay caused significantly increased stress relaxation and heat build‐up. Unmodified sodium‐montmorillonite as filler did not significantly affect the mechanical and heat build‐up properties of NR vulcanizates. POLYM. COMPOS., 37:1735–1743, 2016. © 2014 Society of Plastics Engineers     

酚醛树脂对淀粉/SBR复合材料结构和性能的影响

将自制的间苯二酚甲醛树脂（RF）用于改性淀粉糊，制备了原位改性的淀粉／SBR复合材料．考察了RF用量对复合材料微观结构及各项性能的影响。研究表明，添加少量（0．3份）RF可对复合材料的性能产生较明显的影响；随着RF用量的增加，复合材料的定伸应力、拉伸强度、撕裂强度进一步提高．且当用量在1．2份左右时．其综合增强效应可达到最佳效果。     

Effects of Filler Loading and Different Preparation Methods on Properties of Cassava Starch/Natural Rubber Composites

Cassava starch-filled natural rubber (NR) composites were prepared by using direct blending and co-coagulation method. The effects of two different method and cassava starch loading on morphology, mechanical properties and thermal properties of cassava starch/NR composites were studied. X-ray diffraction results and scanning electron microscopy images proved that co-coagulation method promotes better dispersion of cassava starch than direct blending method. The composites prepared by co-coagulation method exhibited higher values of tensile strength, tear strength, hardness, and thermal stability. The optimum value of tensile strength and tear strength of cassava starch/NR composites were achieved at a 10 phr cassava starch loading.     

NR/SR并用对全钢载重子午线轮胎胎面胶性能的影响

试验研究NR与SR(SBR或/和BR)并用对全钢载重子午线轮胎胎面胶性能的影响.结果表明,与单用NR相比,SR用量不超过20份的NR/SR混炼胶强度略低,硫化胶的硬度、定伸应力、拉伸强度、拉断伸长率、弹性和耐磨性能相近,拉断永久变形较小,压缩温升略高;SR用量超过20份的NR/SR混炼胶强度较低,硫化胶的300%定伸应力和撕裂强度较低,压缩温升较高,耐磨性能较好.NR与不超过30份(最好为20份)的SBR/BR(不超过20份,最好为10份)并用的全钢载重子午线轮胎胎面胶性能较好.     

Organoclay Filled Natural Rubber Nanocomposites: The Effects of Filler Loading

Organoclay filled natural rubber (NR) nanocomposites were prepared using a laboratory two-roll mill. The effect of organoclay loading up to 10 phr was studied. The vulcanized nanocomposites were subjected to mechanical, thermal, and swelling tests. The results indicated that the tensile strength and elongation at break reached optimum at 4 phr of organoclay loading, and the incorporation of organoclay increased the tensile modulus and hardness of NR nanocomposites. The thermal degradation was shifted to a higher temperature and the weight loss decreased with incorporation of organoclay. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were employed to characterize the microstructure of NR nanocomposites. Results from TEM and XRD show the formation of intercalated and exfoliated individual silicate layers of organoclay filled NR nanocomposites particularly at low filler loading (< 4 phr).     

Effects of Characteristics of Rubber,Mixing and Vulcanization on the Structure and Properties of Rubber/Clay Nanocomposites by Melt Blending

Summary: Three rubber‐based nanocomposites, natural rubber (NR), styrene‐butadiene rubber (SBR), and ethylene‐propylene‐diene rubber (EPDM) matrixes, were prepared with octadecylamine modified fluorohectorite (OC) by melt blending. X‐ray diffraction (XRD) revealed that the SBR/OC and EPDM/OC nanocomposites exhibited a well‐ordered intercalated structure and a disordered intercalated structure, respectively. In the case of the NR/OC nanocomposite, it exhibited an intermediate intercalated and even exfoliated structure. These results were in good agreement with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observations. Furthermore, in the NR/OC and SBR/OC systems, the mixing process played a predominant role in the formation of nanometer‐scale dispersion structure, whereas the intercalated structure of EPDM/OC formed mainly during the vulcanization process. The tensile strength of SBR/OC and EPDM/OC nanocomposites loading 10 phr OC was 4–5 times higher than the value obtained for the corresponding pure rubber vulcanizate, which could be ascribed to the slippage of the rubber molecules and the orientation of the intercalated OC. For the strain‐induced crystallization NR, the exfoliated OC efficiently improved the modulus of the NR/OC nanocomposite relative to the pure NR. However, its hindrance on NR crystallization during the tensile process may be the main reason for the decrease in tensile strength of NR/OC.

XRD diffraction patterns of three nanocomposites containing 10 phr organoclay.     

Mechanical and morphological properties of cellular NR/SBR vulcanizates under thermal and weathering ageing

The effects of addition of two chemical blowing agents in cellular rubber blend of natural rubber (NR) and styrene‐butadiene rubber (SBR) at a fixed blend ratio of 1 : 1 on cure characteristics, and mechanical and morphological properties were invesigated. The chemical blowing agents used in this work were Oxybis (benzene sulfonyl) hydrazide (OBSH) and Azo dicarbonamide (ADC). Three different fillers, fly ash (FA) particles, precipitated silica, carbon black (CB) at their optimum concentrations of 40 phr were used, the FA and silica particles being chemically treated by bis‐(3‐triethoxysilylpropyl) tetrasulphide. The results suggested that the overall cure time decreased with OBSH and ADC contents. The OBSH was more effective in cure‐acceleration of the NR/SBR blend than the ADC. The NR/SBR vulcanized foams produced by OBSH and ADC agents had closed‐cell structures. The specific density and mechanical properties of the blend tended to decrease with increasing blowing agent content. The CB gave NR/SBR foams with smaller cell size, better cell dispersion, and higher mechanical properties than the precipitated silica and FA particles. The heat ageing and weathering resulted in an increase in tensile modulus and hardness, but lowered the tensile strength, ultimate elongation and tear strength. The elastic recovery for cellular NR/SBR vulcanizates with FA was superior to that with CB and silica, the elastic recovery of the blends decreasing with blowing agent content. Resilience property was improved by the presence of gas phases. The optimum concentration of OBSH and ADC to be used for NR/SBR vulcanizates was 4 phr. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2009     

Preparation of graphene oxide/natural rubber composites by latex cocoagulation: Relationship between microstructure and reinforcement

Graphene oxide(GO) has recently attracted substantial interest as a possible reinforcing agent for next generation rubber composite materials. In this research, GO was incorporated in natural rubber(NR) composites through latex co-coagulation technique. The microstructures of GO/NR composites were characterized through a combination of transmission electron microscope, scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and Differential scanning calorimeter. The results showed that highly exfoliated GO sheets were finely dispersed into NR rubber matrix with strong interface interaction between GO and NR. The mechanical properties of the GO/NR composites were further evaluated. The results showed that the tensile strength, tear strength and modulus can be significantly improved at a content of less than 2 phr. Especially,GO exhibited specific reinforce mechanism in NR due to the stress-induced crystallization effects of NR. The stress transfer from the NR to the GO sheets and the hindrance of GO sheets to the stress-induced crystallization of NR were further displayed in stress–strain behavior of GO/NR composites. These enhanced properties were attributed to the high surface area of GO sheets and highly exfoliated microstructures of GO sheets in NR.     

机械共混法制备剥离型天然橡胶蒙脱土纳米复合材料及其微观结构与力学性能

采用常规的双辊混炼法制备出了剥离型的天然橡胶/蒙脱土纳米复合材料。利用透射电子显微镜观察复合材料的亚微观形态,测试了材料的物理性能,研究了材料的应力-应变变化曲线,表征了材料的加工流动性变化,测试结果表明制备出了剥离型纳米复合材料,低填充量(小于3份)时力学性能大大提高,应力-应变明显变化,加工流动性略有不同。     

莱茵新Rhenosin TT100在轮胎胎面配方中的应用

研究了莱茵新Rhenosin TT100时NR／BR／SBR胎面胶硫化特性、物理机械性能和发黑与其它配合剂在肢料中的分散性以度耐磨性能的影响。结果表明，谈助剂加入NR／BR／SBR配方中可以明显改善炭黑等配合剂在胶料中的分散性，提高挤出胎面肢断面的致密性，提高了撕裂性能、耐磨性。轮胎实际里程试验表明，采用2份Rhenosin TT100的胎冠肢的轮胎耐磨性优异。     

Fabrication and characterization of rice bran carbon/styrene butadiene rubber composites fabricated by latex compounding method

Novel rice bran carbon (RBC) filled styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) composites were fabricated by latex compounding method (LCM). The chemical structure determination and the static precipitation experiments definitely authenticated the hydrophilicity of RBC, which enables RBC to be uniformly dispersed in water without surface modification and thereby compounded with rubber latex directly. The SBR/RBC composites prepared by LCM exhibited homogeneous filler dispersion state and superior mechanical properties compared with those compounded by solid compounding method (SCM). The vulcanization properties, mechanical properties, thermal stabilities, and swelling properties of SBR/RBC composites prepared by LCM were studied. It was revealed that the tensile strength, modulus, and tear strength of SBR/RBC composites increased correspondingly as the RBC loading increased from 0 to 80 phr. The decomposition temperature would stop rising when the filler loading exceeded 40 phr. The significant increases of the crosslink density with increasing filler volume content indicated the reinforcement effect of RBC. POLYM. COMPOS., 38:2594–2602, 2017. © 2015 Society of Plastics Engineers     

Mechanical and physicochemical properties of electron beam irradiated rubber/clay nanocomposites

Effect of electron beam irradiation on the mechanical and physicochemical properties of both styrene butadiene rubber (SBR)/clay and ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM)/clay nanocomposites containing clay contents from 3 to 10 phr prepared by melt blending method has been investigated. The prepared composites were subjected to electron beam irradiation doses of up to 150 kGy to induce radiation curing, whereas the mechanical properties in terms of tensile strength (TS), tear strength (Ts), and elongation at break (E_b) were studied as a function of irradiation dose and clay content. TS and Ts increased with increasing irradiation dose up to 100 kGy, they were decreased with further increase in dose. An increase in TS and Ts for SBR and EPDM nanocomposites containing various organomodified montmorillonite (OMMT) contents (3–5 phr) was noticed, whereas a decrement behavior was observed at higher OMMT content. The elongation at break decreased continuously with both irradiation dose and OMMT content. The crosslink density for either EPDM or SBR samples increases with increasing irradiation dose up to 150 kGy and by increasing clay content up to 5 phr, whereas it decreases at higher clay content (7–10 phr). At 5 phr OMMT and 100 kGy irradiation, SBR nanocomposites showed higher TS and Ts than EPDM nanocomposites, while the crosslink density of SBR is lower. POLYM. COMPOS., 34:1600–1610, 2013. © 2013 Society of Plastics Engineers