Study of carbon black distribution in BR/NBR blends based on damping properties: Influences of carbon black particle size, filler, and rubber polarity
- 10 July 2001
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Applied Polymer Science
- Vol. 81 (13), 3198-3203
- https://doi.org/10.1002/app.1773
Abstract
Effects of filler and rubber polarity on the distribution of filler in butadiene/nitrile rubber (BR/NBR) blends were investigated, using the dynamic mechanical thermal analysis technique. As 30‐phr filler is added, the reduction in heights of damping peaks (tan δmax), attributed to the dilution effect, was observed. It was also found that the BR phase in the blends, compared to the NBR phase, is more preferential for small‐ and large‐particle size carbon blacks to reside, probably because of the lower viscosity and lower polarity of the BR phase. The addition of silica instead of carbon black leads to an increase in filler migration to the NBR in the 20/80 BR/NBR blend, which is attributed to the strong silica–NBR interaction. In addition, an increase in NBR polarity promotes carbon black migration to the BR phase. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 81: 3198–3203, 2001Keywords
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