Effect of modified carbon black on the filler-elastomer interaction and dynamic mechanical properties of SBR vulcanizates

A new modified carbon black (GCB) was prepared by adding special RFL latex into N220. Dynamic properties were obtained over a wide range of temperatures and strains on vulcanizates filled with GCB and unmodified carbon black, respectively. The results show that the GCB can effectively decrease the tan 5 value at 60 and 90 degrees C of SBR vulcanizates compared with that of the common unmodified carbon blacks, which responds to the fact that GCB is beneficial to lower rolling resistance and heat generation of the vulcanizates in comparison to that of the unmodified carbon black. Among the factors responsible for this, filler networking and filler-elastomer interaction play a dominant role. The effects of filler loading on mechanical properties of valcanizates were also investigated. (c) 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.