Crack growth of natural rubber filled with functionalized silica particles |
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| Authors: | Aijun Chang Gengsheng Weng Kun Fu Yaxuan Ding Dirong Gong |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo, People's Republic of China;2. Key Laboratory of Specialty Polymers, Ningbo University, Ningbo, People's Republic of China |
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| Abstract: | In the present work, functionalized liquid isoprene rubber (FLIR) was used to improve the filler dispersion and filler–rubber interaction in the silica filled natural rubber system. By the infrared spectra and scanning electron microscopy, it was proved that the FLIR was successfully grafted on the silica and the functionalized silica was dispersed in the NR matrix homogeneously. Based on the real‐time crack tip morphology monitoring method, the influence of FLIR on the crack growth behavior of NR filled with silica was analyzed. By the adding of FLIR, the crack resistance of the natural rubber embedded with functionalized silica is remarkably increased. When the weight ratio of FLIR to silica is 3:10, the NR composite has the best crack resistance. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2016 , 133, 42972. |
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| Keywords: | properties and characterization rubber structure– property relations |
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