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Wear Behavior of Silica filled Styrene-Butadiene Rubber: A Comparative Study Between the Blade-Type and Akron-Type Abrader

  • Gi-Bbeum Lee (Department of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology, Jeonbuk National University ) ;
  • Dongwon Kim (Department of Bionanotechnology and Bioconversence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University) ;
  • Seowon Lee (Department of Bionanotechnology and Bioconversence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University) ;
  • Seonhong Kim (Department of Bionanotechnology and Bioconversence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University) ;
  • Myung-Su Ahn (Department of Bionanotechnology and Bioconversence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University) ;
  • Bismark Mensah (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ghana) ;
  • Changwoon Nah (Department of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology, Jeonbuk National University )
  • Received : 2023.11.15
  • Accepted : 2023.11.20
  • Published : 2023.12.31
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Abstract

The effect of the particle size and silica structure on the wear behavior of Silica/Styrene-Butadiene Rubber (SBR) compounds was investigated using a blade-type abrader and the findings were compared with those obtained with an Akron abrader. The compensated characteristic parameter (Ψc), which was the contributory factor of the combined effect of the particle size and filler structure, was introduced. This parameter was found to exhibit a linear relationship with the Young's modulus. The Young's modulus correlated more with Ψc than the uncompensated characteristic parameter (Ψ) modeled for carbon black. The wear rate and volume loss measured using a blade-type abrader and Akron abrader were respectively observed to be inversely proportional to Ψc, that is, the wear resistance of Silica/SBR compound improved as the particle size became smaller and the silica structure became intricate. The coefficient of determination (R2) obtained from the linear relationship between Ψc and wear rate was higher than those between Ψc and volume loss for the Silica/SBR compound. Thus, the blade-type abrader exhibited high potential to be used for accurately evaluating the effect of particle size and structural properties of silica on the wear behavior of SBR compounds.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the Technology Innovation Program (20010851, An advanced butadiene rubber and a functional complex development for super abrasion tire) funded By the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE, Korea).

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