Thermal, morphological, and physicomechanical properties of (chlorinated polyethylene rubber)/(chloroprene rubber) blends

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Xiu Zhang ◽  
Ya-Nan Li ◽  
Qi Chen ◽  
Bingxue Lu ◽  
Zhenxiang Xin ◽  
...  
Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1085
Author(s):  
Patricia Castaño-Rivera ◽  
Isabel Calle-Holguín ◽  
Johanna Castaño ◽  
Gustavo Cabrera-Barjas ◽  
Karen Galvez-Garrido ◽  
...  

Organoclay nanoparticles (Cloisite® C10A, Cloisite® C15) and their combination with carbon black (N330) were studied as fillers in chloroprene/natural/butadiene rubber blends to prepare nanocomposites. The effect of filler type and load on the physical mechanical properties of nanocomposites was determined and correlated with its structure, compatibility and cure properties using Fourier Transformed Infrared (FT-IR), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) and rheometric analysis. Physical mechanical properties were improved by organoclays at 5–7 phr. Nanocomposites with organoclays exhibited a remarkable increase up to 46% in abrasion resistance. The improvement in properties was attributed to good organoclay dispersion in the rubber matrix and to the compatibility between them and the chloroprene rubber. Carbon black at a 40 phr load was not the optimal concentration to interact with organoclays. The present study confirmed that organoclays can be a reinforcing filler for high performance applications in rubber nanocomposites.


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 1510
Author(s):  
Marek Pöschl ◽  
Shibulal Gopi Sathi ◽  
Radek Stoček ◽  
Ondřej Kratina

The rheometer curing curves of neat natural rubber (NR) and neat chloroprene rubber (CR) with maleide F (MF) exhibit considerable crosslinking torque at 180 °C. This indicates that MF can crosslink both these rubbers via Alder-ene reactions. Based on this knowledge, MF has been introduced as a co-crosslinking agent for a 50/50 blend of NR and CR in conjunction with accelerated sulfur. The delta (Δ) torque obtained from the curing curves of a blend with the addition of 1 phr MF was around 62% higher than those without MF. As the content of MF increased to 3 phr, the Δ torque was further raised to 236%. Moreover, the mechanical properties, particularly the tensile strength of the blend with the addition of 1 phr MF in conjunction with the accelerated sulfur, was around 201% higher than the blend without MF. The overall tensile properties of the blends cured with MF were almost retained even after ageing the samples at 70 °C for 72 h. This significant improvement in the curing torque and the tensile properties of the blends indicates that MF can co-crosslink between NR and CR via the Diels–Alder reaction.


RSC Advances ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (102) ◽  
pp. 58816-58825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bharat P. Kapgate ◽  
Chayan Das

The strong CR/in situ silica interaction causes filler accumulation at the interphase and enhances the compatibility and reinforcement in the NR/CR blend.


2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 381-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farzad A Nobari Azar ◽  
Murat Şen

Natural rubber/chloroprene rubber (NR/CR) blends are among the commonly used rubber blends in industry and continuously are exposed to severe weather changes. To investigate the effects of accelerator type on the network structure and stress relaxation of unaged and aged NR/CE vulcanizates, tetramethyl thiuram disulfide, 2-mercaptobenzothiazole, and diphenyl guanidine accelerators have been chosen to represent fast, moderate, and slow accelerator groups, respectively. Three batches have been prepared with exactly the same components and mixing conditions differing only in accelerator type. Temperatures scanning stress relaxation and pulse nuclear magnetic resonance techniques have been used to reveal the structural changes of differently accelerated rubber blends before and after weathering. Nonoxidative thermal decomposition analyses have been carried out using a thermogravimetric analyzer. Results indicate that there is a strong interdependence between accelerator type and stress relaxation behavior, network structure, cross-linking density, and aging behavior of the blends. Accelerator type also affects decomposition energy of the blends.


2014 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. 360-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junping Zheng ◽  
Jin Tan ◽  
Hong Gao ◽  
Chuanzeng Wang ◽  
Zhilei Dong

ABSTRACT To satisfy some special demands of many applications in the fields of aerospace and the electronic industry, low temperature resistant and high electrical insulation chloroprene rubber (CR) was prepared by blending pristine CR with different weight ratios of butadiene rubber (BR). The low temperature resistance, electrical insulation properties, and mechanical properties of CR/BR blends were investigated. With increasing BR content, the low temperature resistance and electrical insulation properties were improved, whereas the tensile strength and elongation at break decreased. For the CR/BR (65/35) blend, filled with SiO2, the brittleness temperature (Tb) was reduced to −61 °C and the high electrical insulation properties were obtained without sacrificing mechanical properties too much. The tan δ plots of CR/BR blends, investigated by dynamic mechanical analysis, also revealed that BR could reduce glass transition temperature (Tg) and improve low temperature resistance of CR. The phase contrast microscope images of CR/BR blends demonstrated that the phase structure of the blends changed with increasing BR content. Furthermore, the fracture surfaces of CR/BR blends, observed by scanning electron microscopy, showed that the compatibility of CR/BR blends was poor although the CR/BR blends were homogeneous in macrostructure.


2019 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 589-597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Dziemidkiewicz ◽  
Martyna Pingot ◽  
Magdalena Maciejewska

ABSTRACT The influence of new pro-ecological curing agents on the crosslinking process of chloroprene rubber (CR) was examined. The proposed curing system used a simpler recipe (no need to apply harmful products such as zinc oxide and ethylene thiourea) and cost less than standard metal oxides. It was expected that the mechanism of crosslinking would be similar to that of Heck-type reactions. Heck-type reactions are powerful tools for the creation of new C=C bonds. They provide the simplest and most efficient way to synthesize a variety of important compounds used in many areas, such as pharmaceuticals, antioxidants, ultraviolet absorbers, and industrial applications. However, despite their wide application, Heck-type reactions have not been used in the rubber industry so far. Rubber blends containing acetylacetonates with different transition metals as new crosslinking agents were filled with fumed silica Aerosil 380 or carbon black Corax N-550. It was found that metal complexes are active crosslinking agents of the CR composites. The obtained vulcanizates were characterized by a high degree of crosslinking and good mechanical properties. Considering the high tensile strength and degree of crosslinking, iron acetylacetonate was the most effective curing agent of the used metal complexes. Compared with the reference sample cured with metal oxides, the CR samples crosslinked using metal acetylacetonates had a higher activity.


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