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Effect of adhesive‐coated glass fiber in natural rubber (NR), acrylonitrile rubber (NBR), and ethylene–propylene–diene rubber (EPDM) formulations. I. Effect of adhesive‐coated glass fiber on the curing and tensile properties of NR, NBR, and EPDM formulations
Author(s) -
Rathinasamy P.,
Balamurugan P.,
Balu S.,
Subrahmanian V.
Publication year - 2003
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.13175
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , natural rubber , acrylonitrile , vulcanization , ultimate tensile strength , nitrile rubber , epdm rubber , adhesive , carbon black , curing (chemistry) , tear resistance , polymer , copolymer , layer (electronics)
Abstract Adhesive‐coated glass fibers (3 and 6 mm in length) were added at loadings of 10, 20, and 30 phr in natural rubber (NR), nitrile rubber (NBR), and ethylene–propylene–diene comonomer (EPDM) formulations in both plain and carbon black mixes. The compounds were mixed in a two‐roll mill and were characterized for their cure properties, tensile, tear, and Mullin's effect. In NR mixes, all of the formulations showed reversion in cure behavior, suggesting that NR remained unaffected. In NBR and EPDM mixes, almost all of the mechanical properties of the fiber improved. The result was more significant in EPDM than in NBR. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 91: 1111–1123, 2004