Dynamic Rebound Behavior of Silica/Natural Rubber Composites: Fly Ash Particles and Precipitated Silica
- 15 June 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B
- Vol. 46 (4), 825-840
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00222340701389308
Abstract
This article investigated the elastic response of natural rubber (NR) compounds filled with silica from fly ash particles (FASi) and commercial precipitated silica (PSi), through a dynamic rebound test. The effects of silica content and initial drop‐height on the height and number of rebounds, dynamic stiffness, and the energy loss were of interest. The results suggested that the unfilled NR vulcanizates exhibited a greater elastic response than the FASi and PSi‐filled vulcanized composites. For given silica contents, the NR compounds with FASi had better elastic response than those with PSi, where the elastic response decreased with an increase in silica content. The greater the silica contents, the higher the dynamic stiffness of the composites. The initial drop‐height had no effects on the elastic response change for the unfilled NR compound, but resulted in an increase in the energy loss for the silica‐filled NR composites. The differences in the elastic responses for the NR compounds filled with silica from FASi and PSi were associated with the differences in crosslink density and the filler–filler interaction influenced by content of bis(3‐triethoxysilylpropyl) tetrasulfane (designated as Si69) used.Keywords
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