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Comparative study of the mechanical and flame‐retarding properties of polybutadiene rubber filled with nanoparticles and fly ash
Author(s) -
Mishra S.,
Sonawane S. H.,
Badgujar N.,
Gurav K.,
Patil D.
Publication year - 2005
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.21114
Subject(s) - fly ash , polybutadiene , materials science , natural rubber , ultimate tensile strength , composite material , toughness , tear resistance , nanoparticle , elastomer , flammability , nano , polymer , nanotechnology , copolymer
A comparative study was performed of fly ash and nano‐CaCO 3 as fillers in polybutadiene rubber with 0, 4, 8 and 12% fly ash and nano‐CaCO 3 . Uniform sheets were prepared of well‐compounded rubber. Nano‐CaCO 3 was synthesized by in situ deposition. The CaCO 3 nanoparticles as reinforcing agents improved the tensile strength more than 50% than fly ash, and the toughness and hardness also increased significantly. Up to a 75% reduction in flammability and a 100% improvement in the tear strength were observed with nano‐CaCO 3 .© 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 96: 6–9, 2005