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Chapter 7<br />

144<br />

Mix<br />

Table 7.14: Tensile properties <strong>of</strong> styrene butadiene vulcanizates<br />

Tensile strength<br />

Mpa<br />

300% Tensile<br />

modulus, Mpa<br />

El<strong>on</strong>gati<strong>on</strong> at<br />

break (%)<br />

Tear strength<br />

I-1 12.20 2.63 956 33<br />

I-2 8.28 2.18 945 29<br />

N/mm<br />

Tensile properties <strong>of</strong> vulcanizates with antioxidant <strong>modified</strong> <strong>silica</strong> are<br />

better than that <strong>of</strong> vulcanizates with neat <strong>silica</strong>. This <strong>in</strong>dicates that antioxidant<br />

<strong>modified</strong> <strong>silica</strong> has better polymer-filler <strong>in</strong>teracti<strong>on</strong> result<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> better<br />

re<strong>in</strong>forcement than neat <strong>silica</strong>. This improvement is due to <strong>the</strong> f<strong>in</strong>e<br />

distributi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>modified</strong> <strong>silica</strong> particles <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> rubber matrix <strong>and</strong> reducti<strong>on</strong> <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> size <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> filler particles dur<strong>in</strong>g antioxidant <strong>modified</strong> <strong>silica</strong> preparati<strong>on</strong>,<br />

which has resulted <strong>in</strong> improved rubber-filler <strong>in</strong>teracti<strong>on</strong>.<br />

7.7.3 O<strong>the</strong>r technological properties<br />

The technological properties like hardness, compressi<strong>on</strong> test, abrasi<strong>on</strong><br />

loss, heat build-up <strong>and</strong> flex-crack resistance were compared for <strong>the</strong><br />

vulcanizates with antioxidant <strong>modified</strong> <strong>silica</strong> <strong>and</strong> neat <strong>silica</strong> <strong>and</strong> are given <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> Table 7.15.<br />

Mix<br />

Hardness<br />

(shore A)<br />

Table 7.15 O<strong>the</strong>r technological properties<br />

Compressi<strong>on</strong> set<br />

(%)<br />

Abrasi<strong>on</strong> loss<br />

(cc/hr)<br />

Heat buildup(∆T)<br />

0 C<br />

Flex crack<br />

resistance (cycles)<br />

I-1 67 51 5.63 11.1 34477<br />

I-2 62 55 6.79 14.8 20929<br />

Hardness, a measure <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> low stra<strong>in</strong> elastic modulus, was found to<br />

be higher for <strong>the</strong> vulcanizates with antioxidant <strong>modified</strong> <strong>silica</strong>. Compressi<strong>on</strong><br />

set, abrasi<strong>on</strong> loss <strong>and</strong> heat build-up are found to be comparatively low for <strong>the</strong><br />

vulcanizates with antioxidant <strong>modified</strong> precipitated <strong>silica</strong>. The lower<br />

compressi<strong>on</strong> set may be due to <strong>the</strong> better rubber-filler <strong>in</strong>teracti<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>

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