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Mechanical properties and reinforcement mechanisms of hydrogenated acrylonitrile butadiene rubber composites containing fibrillar silicate nanofibers and short aramid microfibers
Author(s) -
Tian Ming,
Su Lili,
Cai Weiting,
Yin Shi,
Chen Qi,
Fong Hao,
Zhang Liqun
Publication year - 2010
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.33121
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , microfiber , natural rubber , nanofiber , aramid , ultimate tensile strength , acrylonitrile , fiber , polymer , copolymer
Short‐fiber‐reinforced rubber composites (SFRCs) with hydrogenated acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR) as the matrix and fibrillar silicate (FS) nanofibers and short aramid microfibers (DCAFs) as the fillers were developed, and their tensile properties, compression moduli, and mechanical anisotropies were investigated. The results indicated that the properties of the HNBR/DCAF/FS composites were determined by the loadings of the FS nanofibers and DCAF microfibers. A small amount of the microfibers combined with an appropriate amount of the nanofibers resulted in synergetic reinforcement and imparted to the SFRCs significantly improved mechanical properties without substantially compromising the rubbery characteristics. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010