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Evaluation of physical properties and curing characteristics of silica‐filled ethylene–propylene–diene terpolymer in the presence of chloroprene rubber
Author(s) -
Das Amit,
Debnath Subhas Chandra,
De Debapriya,
Basu Dipak Kumar
Publication year - 2004
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.20452
Subject(s) - chloroprene , ethylene propylene rubber , natural rubber , materials science , copolymer , diene , curing (chemistry) , epdm rubber , composite material , ethylene , polymer chemistry , polymer , organic chemistry , chemistry , catalysis
The effect of addition of chloroprene rubber (CR) on the dispersion of silica in EPDM (ethylene–propylene–diene terpolymer) was studied. It was observed that physical properties of the vulcanizates could be significantly increased at the EPDM : CR blend ratio of 92.5 : 7.5. SEM micrographs also indicated that incorporation of CR into EPDM improves the network structure of the resulting vulcanizates. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 93: 196–200, 2004