Tensile Strength of Filled SBR Vulcanizates
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Abstract The molecular behavior responsible for the observed tensile strength properties of unfilled rubbers has been studied in a recent paper from this laboratory. In the present paper we intend to extend that work to the case of rubbers which are filled with carbon black. Measurements of the tensile strength of hot and cold SBR as a function of carbon black concentration, degree of vulcanization, and temperature are reported. An attempt is made to interpret the observed behavior in terms of molecular concepts. Some additional measurements with resin and calcium carbonate fillers are shown to lend support to the conclusions reached.
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