Mechanical properties of thermoplastic elastomers based on silicone rubber and an ethylene–octene copolymer by dynamic vulcanization

2008 ◽  
Vol 108 (2) ◽  
pp. 1079-1085 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Basuli ◽  
T. K. Chaki ◽  
K. Naskar
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Silicone Rubber ◽  
Thermoplastic Elastomers ◽  
Dynamic Vulcanization ◽  
Ethylene Octene Copolymer

scholarly journals Development of Polypropylene-based Thermoplastic Elastomers with Crumb Rubber by Dynamic Vulcanization: A Potential Route for Rubber Recycling

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 248-254
Author(s):  
István Zoltán Halász ◽  
Dávid Kocsis ◽  
Dániel Ábel Simon ◽  
Andrea Kohári ◽  
Tamás Bárány
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Crumb Rubber ◽  
Thermoplastic Elastomers ◽  
Partial Replacement ◽  
Styrene Butadiene Rubber ◽  
Butadiene Rubber ◽  
Dynamic Vulcanization ◽  
Screw Speed ◽  
Rubber Phase

In our current paper the preparation and properties of thermoplastic elastomer produced by dynamic vulcanization is presented and discussed. We dynamically vulcanized natural and styrene butadiene rubber (NR/SBR) phase by continuous extrusion. Dispersion and in-situ vulcanization of the rubber phase occurred simultaneously in a co-rotating twin screw extruder. We used a random polypropylene copolymer (rPP) as the thermoplastic matrix and untreated crumb rubber (CR) to partially substitute the neat fresh rubber in order to check whether this is a potential recycling route for waste rubber products. We studied the effect of various rubber formulations, various processing conditions (screw speed and configuration) and various CR particle size distributions by characterizing the mechanical performance of the thermoplastic dynamic vulcanizates (TDVs) with tensile and hardness tests and their morphology by evaluating SEM micrographs taken from the fracture surfaces of the tensile specimens. The results showed that increasing screw speed and more high-shear elements in the screw setup led to a finer dispersion of the rubber phase, resulting in improved mechanical properties. The ultimate tensile properties of the best TDVs reached 20.5 MPa in tensile strength and 550 % in strain at break. However, partial replacement of the fresh rubber with untreated CR caused a significant deterioration in mechanical properties, due to poor adhesion between the CR particles and the matrix and rubber. This suggests that some kind of pre-treatment (e.g. by microwave or other devulcanization techniques) is necessary to enhance the surface activity of the CR particles.

scholarly journals Synthesis, Properties, and Biodegradability of Thermoplastic Elastomers Made from 2-Methyl-1,3-propanediol, Glutaric Acid and Lactide

Life ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Lamya Zahir ◽  
Takumitsu Kida ◽  
Ryo Tanaka ◽  
Yuushou Nakayama ◽  
Takeshi Shiono ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Glass Transition ◽  
Transition Temperature ◽  
Glass Transition Temperature ◽  
Glutaric Acid ◽  
Triblock Copolymers ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Thermoplastic Elastomers ◽  
Proteinase K ◽  
Synthesis Properties

An innovative type of biodegradable thermoplastic elastomers with improved mechanical properties from very common and potentially renewable sources, poly(L-lactide)-b-poly(2-methyl-1,3-propylene glutarate)-b-poly(L-lactide) (PLA-b-PMPG-b-PLA)s, has been developed for the first time. PLA-b-PMPG-b-PLAs were synthesized by polycondensation of 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol and glutaric acid and successive ring-opening polymerization of L-lactide, where PMPG is an amorphous central block with low glass transition temperature and PLA is hard semicrystalline terminal blocks. The copolymers showed glass transition temperature at lower than −40 °C and melting temperature at 130–152 °C. The tensile tests of these copolymers were also performed to evaluate their mechanical properties. The degradation of the copolymers and PMPG by enzymes proteinase K and lipase PS were investigated. Microbial biodegradation in seawater was also performed at 27 °C. The triblock copolymers and PMPG homopolymer were found to show 9–15% biodegradation within 28 days, representing their relatively high biodegradability in seawater. The macromolecular structure of the triblock copolymers of PLA and PMPG can be controlled to tune their mechanical and biodegradation properties, demonstrating their potential use in various applications.

Measurement and Calculation of Mechanical Properties of Silicone Rubber

2021 ◽  
Vol 63 (9) ◽  
pp. 1525-1529
Author(s):  
S. A. Muslov ◽  
D. I. Polyakov ◽  
A. I. Lotkov ◽  
A. G. Stepanov ◽  
S. D. Arutyunov
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Silicone Rubber

scholarly journals Effect of Acetylated SEBS/PP for Potential HVDC Cable Insulation

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 1596
Author(s):  
Peng Zhang ◽  
Yongqi Zhang ◽  
Xuan Wang ◽  
Jiaming Yang ◽  
Wenbin Han
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Field Strength ◽  
Thermoplastic Elastomer ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Thermoplastic Elastomers ◽  
Electrical Strength ◽  
Voltage Stabilizer ◽  
Breakdown Field ◽  
Cable Insulation ◽  
Breakdown Field Strength

Blending thermoplastic elastomers into polypropylene (PP) can make it have great potential for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cable insulation by improving its toughness. However, when a large amount of thermoplastic elastomer is blended, the electrical strength of PP will be decreased consequently, which cannot meet the electrical requirements of HVDC cables. To solve this problem, in this paper, the inherent structure of thermoplastic elastomer SEBS was used to construct acetophenone structural units on its benzene ring through Friedel–Crafts acylation, making it a voltage stabilizer that can enhance the electrical strength of the polymer. The DC electrical insulation properties and mechanical properties of acetylated SEBS (Ac-SEBS)/PP were investigated in this paper. The results showed that by doping 30% Ac-SEBS into PP, the acetophenone structural unit on Ac-SEBS remarkably increased the DC breakdown field strength of SEBS/PP by absorbing high-energy electrons. When the degree of acetylation reached 4.6%, the DC breakdown field strength of Ac-SEBS/ PP increased by 22.4% and was a little higher than that of PP. Ac-SEBS, with high electron affinity, is also able to reduce carrier mobility through electron capture, resulting in lower conductivity currents in SEBS/PP and suppressing space charge accumulation to a certain extent, which enhances the insulation properties. Besides, the highly flexible Ac-SEBS can maintain the toughening effect of SEBS, resulting in a remarkable increase in the tensile strength and elongation at the break of PP. Therefore, Ac-SEBS/PP blends possess excellent insulation properties and mechanical properties simultaneously, which are promising as insulation materials for HVDC cables.

scholarly journals Preparation and properties of silicone rubber materials with foam/solid alternating multilayered structures

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenhuan Zhang ◽  
Zhaoping Deng ◽  
Hongwei Yuan ◽  
Shikai Luo ◽  
Huayin Wen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Silicone Rubber ◽  
Cellular Structure ◽  
Cellular Structures ◽  
Compressive Property ◽  
Solid Layer ◽  
Multilayered Structures ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Morphology And Mechanical Properties

AbstractIn this paper, silicone rubber materials with foam/solid alternating multilayered structures were successfully constructed by combining the two methods of multilayered hot-pressing and supercritical carbon dioxide (SCCO2) foaming. The cellular morphology and mechanical properties of the foam/solid alternating multilayered silicone rubber materials were systematically studied. The results show that the growth of the cell was restrained by the solid layer, resulting in a decrease in the cell size. In addition, the introduction of the solid layer effectively improved the mechanical properties of the microcellular silicone rubber foam. The tensile strength and compressive strength of the foam/solid alternating multilayered silicone rubber materials reached 5.39 and 1.08 MPa, which are 46.1% and 237.5% of the pure silicone rubber foam, respectively. Finite element analysis (FEA) was applied and the results indicate that the strength and proportion of the solid layer played important roles in the tensile strength of the foam/solid alternating multilayered silicone rubber materials. Moreover, the small cellular structures in silicone rubber foam can provided a high supporting counterforce during compression, meaning that the microcellular structure of silicone rubber foam improved the compressive property compared to that for the large cellular structure of silicone rubber foam.

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THE CO2 LASER CUTTING OF NOVEL POLYAMIDE 6/FLUOROELASTOMER THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERIC BLENDS

2015 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shib Shankar Banerjee ◽  
Anil K. Bhowmick
Keyword(s):  
Low Power ◽  
Co2 Laser ◽  
Process Parameters ◽  
Laser Power ◽  
Laser Cutting ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Cutting Speed ◽  
Polyamide 6 ◽  
Thermoplastic Elastomers ◽  
Dynamic Vulcanization

ABSTRACT The application of the low-power CO2 laser-cutting process to fluoroelastomer (FKM), polyamide 6 (PA6), PA6/FKM thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs), and their thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) is reported. The main laser process parameters studied were laser power, cutting speed, and material thickness. The value of the top and bottom widths of the slit that were formed during laser cutting (kerf width), melted transverse area, and melted volume per unit time were measured and analyzed. Interestingly, TPE showed a smaller melted area and melted volume per unit time when compared with those values with PA6. Dynamic vulcanization further decreased these values. For example, the melted areas of PA6 and TPE were 510 × 10−3 mm2 and 305 × 10−3 mm2, respectively, which reduced to 238 × 10−3 mm2 for TPV at 40 W laser power. FKM showed the lowest value (melted area of 180 × 10−3 mm2). In addition, the output quality of the cut surface was examined by measuring the root mean square (RMS) roughness of the cut edges and heat-affected zone (HAZ). The obtained results indicated that the dimension of the HAZ and RMS roughness largely decreased in TPE when compared with PA6. For example, the HAZ of PA6 was 700 μm, which decreased to 230 μm for TPE at 40 W laser power. On the other hand, HAZ was nonexistent for FKM. Infrared spectroscopic analysis showed that there was no structural change of TPE or pristine polymers after applying the low-power CO2 laser on the surface of materials. CO2 laser cutting will be a new technique in this industry, and this analysis will assist the manufacturing industry to choose a suitable laser system with exhaustive information of process parameters for cutting or machining of rubber, TPEs, and TPVs.

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