Journal
MATERIALS & DESIGN
Volume 52, Issue -, Pages 861-869Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.06.017
Keywords
Elastomers and rubber; Bimodal nitrile butadiene rubber; Morphology; Mechanical; Tribology
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [50735008]
- Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China [20120181130012]
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Bimodal nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) was examined in this study. The molecular structure was determined by dynamic mechanical analysis and transmission electron microscopy. The relationship between the structure and the mechanical properties related to elastomeric tribological properties was investigated. The properties and the mechanisms of friction and wear of bimodal elastomeric NBR networks were also analyzed. The lubricating characteristics of bimodal NBR networks were revealed based on the mechanisms of friction and wear. Results show that bimodal NBR networks are similar to bimodal polydimethylsiloxane networks. The form and density of the network structure can be controlled from elastomeric networks to thermosetting resin networks. The mechanical properties of bimodal NBR networks, such as elasticity, elongation at break, fatigue characteristic, tensile strength, elastic modulus, and thermal stability can be precisely controlled following the variation in network structure. The friction, wear, and lubrication of bimodal NBR networks can be clearly described according to the principles of tribology. Common elastomers cannot simultaneously reduce friction and wear because of the different mechanisms of friction and wear; however, bimodal elastomer networks can efficiently address this problem. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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