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Filled elastomers: Mid‐ and near‐IR spectroscopic determination of rubber dimensions in composite in unstretched state and under uniaxial extension
Author(s) -
Bokobza Liliane,
Rapoport Olivier
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.11479
Subject(s) - elastomer , natural rubber , materials science , composite material , composite number , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , polymer , fourier transform , deformation (meteorology) , optics , physics , quantum mechanics
Abstract A Fourier transform IR investigation of reinforced elastomers is presented. The work is essentially carried out in the near‐IR range, that allows the analysis of thick samples. The dependence of the average rubber phase dimensions on the filler loading is analyzed. The matrix chain deformation processes can be evaluated by looking at the strain dependence of the intensity of specific absorption bands of the polymer. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 87: 1204–1208, 2003