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Research of styrene‐butadiene rubber/silicon‐aluminum oxides nanotube binary nanocomposites
Author(s) -
Wang Qingguo,
Gao Wenxiu,
Zhang Liqun
Publication year - 2011
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.33245
Subject(s) - materials science , styrene butadiene , nanocomposite , composite material , nanotube , natural rubber , shore durometer , tear resistance , dynamic mechanical analysis , scanning electron microscope , ultimate tensile strength , thermogravimetry , styrene , carbon nanotube , polymer , chemical engineering , copolymer , engineering
A novel silicon‐aluminum oxides (Si‐Al) nanotubes with length ranging from 500 to 1000 nm were introduced to fabricate the styrene‐butadiene rubber (SBR)/Si‐Al nanotube binary nanocomposites. Scanning electron microscope observation showed the Si‐Al nanotubes up to 20 parts per hundred parts of rubber (phr) loading level were dispersed well in SBR matrix. Mechanical properties tests, thermogravimetry analysis and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis revealed that the Si‐Al nanotubes have the effects on improving shore A hardness, tensile strength, tear strength, initial decomposition temperature, and storage modulus while lower the maximum loss factor (tan δ) of the SBR/Si‐Al nanotube binary nanocomposites. FTIR spectra analysis showed that new SiO bond was generated between the hydroxyl group of Si‐Al nanotube and the coupling reagent Si69. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011