| Abstract: | The adhesion between chlorotriazine derivative (TZ)-loaded rubber compounds and a brass-plated steel cord was studied to understand how TZ acted as an adhesion promoter. With the loading of the rubber compound with TZ, the cure rate became slow, but changes in the physical properties were not significant. An improvement in adhesion was obvious at a low TZ loading ranging from 0.5 to 2.0 phr. An adverse effect was observed with high loadings up to 8 phr and aging treatments for 15 days. Since the concentration of sulfur in the interphase of the rubber compound/ brass film adhesion samples after humidity aging was high for the rubber compound with high loadings of TZ, the acceleration of sulfide formation by TZ loading was confirmed. Lack of oxygen in the interphase indicated the conversion of zinc oxide to zinc sulfide in the rubber compound containing TZ. The control of zinc oxide formation in the adhesion interphase by TZ is suggested to be the reason for the adhesion promotion by TZ. |
