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Thermal age<strong>in</strong>g studies<br />

Use <strong>of</strong> antioxidant <strong>modified</strong> precipitated <strong>silica</strong> <strong>in</strong> natural rubber,<br />

chloroprene rubber <strong>and</strong> styrene butadiene rubber<br />

Thermal age<strong>in</strong>g was carried out at temperature <strong>of</strong> 100°C for 48, 72 <strong>and</strong><br />

96 hrs as per ASTM D 573-1999.<br />

7.7 Results <strong>and</strong> discussi<strong>on</strong><br />

7.7.1: Cure characteristics<br />

Cure characteristics <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> SBR compounds with an optimum<br />

c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> 50phr precipitated <strong>silica</strong> <strong>and</strong> 1phr antioxidant IPPD are<br />

shown <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Table 7.13.<br />

Mix<br />

Table 7.13 Cure characteristics <strong>of</strong> SBR compounds<br />

M<strong>in</strong> torque<br />

(dNm)<br />

Max torque<br />

(dNm)<br />

Scorch time<br />

(m<strong>in</strong>)<br />

Optimum cure<br />

time (m<strong>in</strong>)<br />

Cure rate<br />

<strong>in</strong>dex (%)<br />

I-1 2.28 18.98 3.73 8.53 20.83<br />

I-2 2.08 17.73 5.52 14.17 11.56<br />

Antioxidant <strong>modified</strong> <strong>silica</strong> filled compounds showed higher cure rate<br />

<strong>and</strong> extent <strong>of</strong> cure over that <strong>of</strong> neat <strong>silica</strong> filled compounds. The optimum<br />

cure time was found to be lower for antioxidant <strong>modified</strong> <strong>silica</strong> compounds.<br />

This is due to <strong>the</strong> improved rubber-filler <strong>in</strong>teracti<strong>on</strong>. Silica surface has a<br />

tendency to absorb moisture <strong>and</strong> curatives which <strong>in</strong>fluences <strong>the</strong> cur<strong>in</strong>g<br />

reacti<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> properties <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> f<strong>in</strong>al product. This problem can be<br />

overcome by modify<strong>in</strong>g <strong>silica</strong> with antioxidant. The antioxidant coat<strong>in</strong>g<br />

prevents <strong>silica</strong> from fur<strong>the</strong>r absorpti<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> moisture <strong>and</strong> curatives. The<br />

antioxidant coat<strong>in</strong>g improves <strong>the</strong> dispersi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>silica</strong> <strong>in</strong> rubber matrix fur<strong>the</strong>r.<br />

7.7.2 Tensile properties<br />

Tensile properties <strong>of</strong> SBR vulcanizates with antioxidant (IPPD)<br />

<strong>modified</strong> <strong>silica</strong> <strong>and</strong> with neat <strong>silica</strong> are shown <strong>in</strong> Table 7.14.<br />

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