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Chapter 7<br />
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The number <strong>of</strong> flex cycles required for crack <strong>in</strong>itiati<strong>on</strong> was noted <strong>and</strong><br />
it is comparatively high for antioxidant <strong>modified</strong> <strong>silica</strong> vulcanizates,<br />
<strong>in</strong>dicat<strong>in</strong>g that antioxidant modificati<strong>on</strong> improves <strong>the</strong> distributi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
antioxidant <strong>and</strong> <strong>silica</strong> <strong>in</strong> rubber.<br />
Re<strong>in</strong>forc<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dex<br />
Re<strong>in</strong>forc<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dex (RI) values <strong>of</strong> <strong>NR</strong> vulcanizates are given <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
figure 7.2. Re<strong>in</strong>forc<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dex is calculated us<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> equati<strong>on</strong><br />
RI = (N/No)× (100/mfiller c<strong>on</strong>tent) where N <strong>and</strong> No are <strong>the</strong> nom<strong>in</strong>al values <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> mechanical property (tensile strength) measurement for <strong>the</strong> sample filled<br />
with <strong>and</strong> without <strong>silica</strong> respectively. 20<br />
Re<strong>in</strong>forc<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dex (%)<br />
3.5<br />
3.0<br />
2.5<br />
2.0<br />
1.5<br />
1.0<br />
0.5<br />
0.0<br />
E-1 E-2 F-1 F-2 G-1 G-2<br />
Composite<br />
Figure.7.2 Re<strong>in</strong>forc<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dex <strong>of</strong> <strong>NR</strong> vulcanizates<br />
The values <strong>of</strong> antioxidant <strong>modified</strong> <strong>silica</strong> vulcanizates are comparable<br />
with that <strong>of</strong> neat <strong>silica</strong> vulcanizates. This shows that antioxidant <strong>modified</strong><br />
<strong>silica</strong> filled vulcanizates have re<strong>in</strong>forc<strong>in</strong>g capacity equivalent to that <strong>of</strong> neat<br />
<strong>silica</strong> filled vulcanizates.