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Thermal stability and aging characteristics of (natural rubber)/(waste ethylene‐propylene‐diene monomer terpolymer) blends
Author(s) -
Nabil H.,
Ismail H.,
Azura A.R.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of vinyl and additive technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.295
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1548-0585
pISSN - 1083-5601
DOI - 10.1002/vnl.21334
Subject(s) - materials science , natural rubber , copolymer , monomer , thermal stability , ethylene propylene rubber , epdm rubber , thermogravimetric analysis , composite material , ethylene , vulcanization , polymer blend , carbon black , polymer , diene , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , catalysis , chemistry , engineering
Comparative studies of the thermogravimetric analysis and thermo‐oxidative aging of (natural rubber)/(waste ethylene‐propylene‐diene monomer terpolymer) (NR/W‐EPDM) and (natural rubber)/(ethylene‐propylene‐diene monomer terpolymer) (NR/EPDM) blends were carried out. The blends were prepared at five different blend ratios (90/10, 80/20, 70/30, 60/40, and 50/50) on a two‐roll mill. As the pure EPDM or W‐EPDM content in the blends increased, their thermal stability also increased. The thermo‐oxidative aging of these blends was done at 100°C for 48 h. Afterwards, the NR/EPDM blends exhibited better retention of properties than the NR/W‐EPDM blends. Crosslink density measurements of the blends after thermal aging indicated that higher crosslink density was obtained from a higher content of EPDM or W‐EPDM, a result which might be due to the high rate of radical termination leading to crosslinks in the bulk of the polymer. J. VINYL ADDIT. TECHNOL., 20:99–107, 2014. © 2014 Society of Plastics Engineers
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