Effect of Different Compositions Rheological and Mechanical Properties of Epdm Rubber

• Main Author: Çavdar, Seda
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: English
• Published: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 01-01-2007
• Subjects: Acids; Carbon black; Decomposition; Elastomers; Emulsion polymerization; Free radicals; Graphs; Heat; Hydrocarbons; Ingredients; Mechanical properties; Mechanics; Mineral oils; Molecular weight; Nanotechnology; Physical properties; Physics; Plastics; Polyethylene; Polymer chemistry; Polymers; Rheology; Rubber; Sulfur; Tensile strength
• ISBN: 9798342515634

In this work, EPDM rubber was compounded with increasing amount of filler (FEF N 550 type carbon black), process oil (saturated mineral oil), vulcanizing agent [di (t-butylperoxy) diisopropyl benzene, i.e., BBPIB] and diene [5-ethylidenebicyclo(2.2.1)-hept-2-ene, i.e., ENB] in order to investigate mechanical and rheological properties.Effect of Increasing amount of filler was investigated by using FEF N 550 type carbon black in 35, 70, 87.5, 105 phr. Decrease in scorch times of vulcanization reactions, ts2 (25, 21, 19, and 18 s, respectively) and slight increase in rate constants for vulcanization reactions (0.0270, 0.0274, 0.0301 and 0.0302 s-1, respectively) were explained in terms of nature of semi-active filler.Effect of increasing amount of process oil was investigated by using saturated mineral oil (TUDALEN 3909) in 15, 30, 45 phr. Scorch time for vulcanization reaction and rate constants were measured as 95, 103, 97 s and 0.0277, 0.0274, 0.0291 s-1, respectively.Effect of increasing amount of vulcanizing agent was investigated by using BBPIB (PERKADOX 14/40 MB-gr) in 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10 phr. The compound with 5 phr vulcanizing agent gave optimum rheometer data, crosslink density,, ultimate tensile strength, hardness, deflection and damping. Vulcanization reaction rate constant reached 0.0335 s-1with 7.5 phr vulcanizing agent.Effect of increasing ENB ratio was investigated by using 4 different EPDM with ENB ratios 5.0, 5.6, 7.5, 8.9%. With two different cure systems, compounds with 5.6 and 7.5% ENB ratio gave optimum results. Vulcanization cure time, reaction rate constant and compression set properties changed in irregular manner.