Journal
PLASTICS RUBBER AND COMPOSITES
Volume 45, Issue 10, Pages 436-444Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/14658011.2016.1244029
Keywords
Mixed vulcanisation; Zinc dimethacrylate; Ionic linkage; Mechanical properties
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- Department of Rubber Technology and Polymer Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Prince of Songkla University
- Research and Development Center, Chemical Innovation Co., Ltd
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The influence of accelerator/sulphur and co-agent/peroxide ratios on cure characteristic and vulcanisate properties in mixed vulcanisation of styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) was investigated in this work. Accelerator/sulphur ratio was investigated with three alternative sulphur curing systems, namely conventional, semi-efficient and efficient vulcanisation (EV) systems. Zinc dimethacrylate (ZDMA) was used as a co-agent to enhance the performance of peroxide and to provide ionic linkages. Ionic linkages contributed by ZDMA create bridges between two polymer chains. The ZDMA/peroxide ratio was varied from 2 to 10. The concentration of dicumyl peroxide was held fixed while the ZDMA content was varied. Cure characteristics, mechanical properties, dynamic mechanical properties and heat aging resistance were investigated in relation to the crosslink structure. Increasing the ZDMA/peroxide ratio significantly increased density of ionic linkages, especially in combination with the EV system. The combination of EV system with high ZDMA/peroxide ratio provided the highest ionic crosslink density and the lowest polysulphidic crosslink density: this enhanced the mechanical properties, the dynamic mechanical properties and the thermal stability of SBR vulcanisates.
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