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Enhanced Fatigue and Durability Properties of Natural Rubber Composites Reinforced with Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene Oxide

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MATERIALS
Volume 13, Issue 24, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma13245746

Keywords

natural rubber; graphene oxide; carbon nanotubes; crack precursor; fatigue properties

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  1. National Key R&D Program of China [2017YFE0126800]
  2. National Natural Science Foundation of China [51790504]
  3. National Research, Development and Innovation Office, Hungary [2017-2.3.6-TET-CN-2018-00002]

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Fibrous carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and lamellar graphene oxide (GO) exhibit significant advantages for improving the fatigue properties of rubber composites. In this work, the synergistic effect of CNTs and GO on the modification of the microstructure and fatigue properties of natural rubber (NR) was comprehensively investigated. Results showed that CNTs and GO were interspersed, and they formed a strong filler network in the NR matrix. Compared with those of CNT/NR and GO/NR composites, the CNT-GO/NR composites showed the smallest crack precursor sizes, the lowest crack growth rates, more branching and deflections, and the longest fatigue life.

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