Vulcanization of Rubber with Aminomercaptotriazines
Abstract Aminomercaptotriazines are a new class of accelerators for rubber vulcanization. The kinetics of the vulcanization reaction and the yield of crosslinks depend strongly on the molecular structure of the accelerators. The vulcanization is highly resistant to reversion which is demonstrated by a smaller increase in heat generation under dynamic deformation as well as by higher vulcanization temperatures and longer vulcanization times. In natural rubber and synthetic polyisoprenes aminomercaptodisulfides produce high yields of crosslinks combined with high processing safety. Fatigue strength of natural rubber vulcanizates is considerably enhanced by air aging. In blends of NR and SBR with BR, sulfenamides of dimercaptotriazines produce a very stable vulcanizate combined with good processing safety. Rate of cure can be increased by combination with a mercaptan. With polydisulfides SBR can be crosslinked without elemental sulfur at all. The vulcanizates have a high fatigue strength and a high hysteresis.