• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.20-31
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• 2021

There is an increasing demand for the rolling resistance reduction in truck bus radial (TBR) tires in the tire industry. In TBR tires, natural rubber is used as a base polymer to prevent wear and satisfy required physical properties (cut and chip). A binary filler system (silica and carbon black) is used to balance the durability of the tire and rolling resistance performance. In this study, natural rubber (NR) compounds applied with a binary filler system were manufactured at different cure temperatures for vulcanizate structure analysis. The vulcanizate structures were categorized into carbon black bound rubber, silica silane rubber network, and chemical crosslink density by sulfur. Regardless of the cure temperature, the cross-link density per unit content of carbon black had a greater effect on the properties than silica due to affinity with NR. The relationship analysis between the mechanical, viscoelastic properties with vulcanizate structure could be a guideline for manufacturing practical TBR compounds.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.281-287
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• 2008

고체상태 $^{13}C$ NMR을 이용하여 폴리부타디엔 고무(BR) 가황체의 정성 및 정량분석을 행하였다. TBBS로 촉진된 기존의 충진 BR 가황체에서는 올레핀성 이중결합에의 부가반응과 이중결합 옆의 $\alpha$ 위치에서의 치환반응이 동시에 일어났다. 또한 반응 초기에는 이중결합 옆의 $\alpha$ 위치에서의 치환반응은 이중결합에의 부가반응보다 빠르게 진행되었다. 한편 과가류(overcure) 시간 동안 이중결합-부가 폴리설파이드 구조는 5각형 및 6각형 고리 구조로 변형되는 것으로 추정되었다. 이러한 사슬 변형은 과가류 시간에 발생하는 화학적 가교 밀도와 상관되었다.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.234-243
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• 2002

A general scheme of a rubber structure is proposed. Using the thermomechanical method(TMA), some changes in the molecular and topological structures for uncured and cured, and unfilled and filled rubbers during processing are shown. In our investigations as region it is understood a complex structure, which is expressed at the thermomechanical curve(TMC) as a zone differed from others in thermal expansion properties. This zone is between the noticed temperatures of relaxation transitions, usually on the level like those determined by DMTA at 1Hz. These regions, which shares, are not stable, and differ in molecular-weight distribution(MWD) of chain fragments between the junctions. Differences in dynamics of the formation of the molecular and topological structures of a vulcanizate are dependent on the rubber formulation, mixing technology and curing time. Some of characteristics of these regions correlate with mechanical properties of vulcanizates what is shown for NR rubbers containing ENR or CPE as a polymeric additive. It is well known that the state of order influences diffusivity of low-molecular substances into the polymer matrix. Because of this, the two topological amorphous regions should influence the distribution of the ingredients and resulting in rubber compounds' heterogeneity, and related properties of cured rubber. Investigation of this problem is expected to be, in the future, one of the essential factors in determining further improvement of polymeric materials properties by compounding with additives and in reprocessing of rubber scrap.