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Chapter 4<br />

Preparati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> composites<br />

Table 4.1.<br />

78<br />

Ingredient<br />

(phr)<br />

The base formulati<strong>on</strong> for <strong>the</strong> preparati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>NR</strong> compounds is given <strong>in</strong><br />

Table 4.1 Base formulati<strong>on</strong> for <strong>NR</strong> compounds<br />

N-1 N-2 N-3 N-4 N-5 N-6 N-7 N-8 N-9 N-10<br />

<strong>NR</strong> 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100<br />

ZnO(c) 5 - - 2 5 - - 2 -<br />

ZnO(p) - 2 - - - 2 - 1 -<br />

ZnO(s) - - 2 - - - 2 - 1<br />

Stearic acid 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2<br />

HAF - - - - 40 40 40 40 40 40<br />

Aromatic oil - - - - 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0<br />

HS 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0<br />

CBS 0.6 O.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6<br />

TMTD 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1<br />

Sulphur 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5<br />

Compounds were prepared by mill mix<strong>in</strong>g <strong>on</strong> a laboratory size (16 x<br />

33 cm) two-roll mill at a fricti<strong>on</strong> ratio <strong>of</strong> 1:1.25 as per ASTM D 3184-89. After<br />

mix<strong>in</strong>g all <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>gredients, <strong>the</strong> stock was passed six times through tight nip<br />

gap <strong>and</strong> f<strong>in</strong>ally sheeted out a fixed nip gap. The samples were kept for 24 hrs<br />

for maturati<strong>on</strong>.<br />

Test<strong>in</strong>g<br />

The cure characteristics <strong>of</strong> all mixes were determ<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>on</strong> a Rubber<br />

Process Analyzer, RPA 2000, Alpha technologies, USA, as per ASTM D 2084-<br />

01. Subsequently, <strong>the</strong> rubber compounds were vulcanized up to <strong>the</strong>

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