International Elastomer Conference - Rubber Division

184 th Technical Meeting
Session C - Room #15
Rolling Resistance, Traction and
Treadwear II
Co-Chairs: Syed K. Mowdood - Pirelli Tyre SpA (Retired);
Walter H. Waddell - ExxonMobil Chemical Company
8:30 a.m. 54 Structural Influences of Silane Coupling Agents on the
Dynamic Properties of a SBR / Silica Tire Tread ]
Compound - Ernest Cichomski, University of Twente,
Netherlands
9:00 a.m. 55 Interaction of Silica Types with Other Compounding
Ingredients for Modifying Viscoelastic Properties in
Tread Compound Design - Louis Gatti, Evonik Corp.
9:30 a.m. 56 Influence of Oligomeric Resins On Traction and Rolling
Resistance of Silica Tire Treads - Nadia Vleugels,
University of Twente, Netherlands
10:00 a.m. 57 Emulsil Silica Masterbatch – Answering the Challenge
of Silica Mixing - Christopher Hardiman, INSA, LLC
10:30 a.m. Break
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. 63 Compression Stress Relaxation, Test Approaches,
Configurations, and Modeling - Paul Tuckner, Grace
Technology and Development
3:15 p.m. 64 Viscoelastic Characterization at Low Temperature of
HNBR Rubber for Sealing Applications - Francois
Rouillard, LRCCP, France
Session B - Room #16
Rheology of Rubber and Rubber
Manufacturing Processes
Co-Chairs: Ed Terrill - Akron Rubber Development Laboratory; John S.
Dick - Alpha Technologies, U.S., L.P.
1:30 p.m. 67 Process Enhancements Through Rheology for a New
Generation of Liquid Silicone Rubber - Rick Ziebell,
R.D. Abbott Company, Inc
10:45 a.m. 58 Performance Resins In Tire Compounding - Terri
Carvagno, Eastman Chemical Company
11:15 a.m. 59 Improvement of Wet Traction Without Sacrificing
Rolling Resistance by Employing Organic Sulfur
Vulcanizer for Solution SBR and Silica Based Tire -
Jinhwan Kim, Sungkyunkwan University, South
Korea
11:45 a.m. 60 Polymerization Kinetics Behavior of Butadiene /
Isoprene / Styrene With Tin-Containing Organolithium
As Initiator - Yibing Xu, Yanshan Branch, Beijing
Research Institute of Chemical Industry, China
Wednesday Afternoon
October 9, 2013
Session A - Room #18
Advanced Mechanical Testing
and Predictive Testing II
Co-Chairs: William V. Mars - Endurica; Ed Terrill - Akron Rubber
Development Laboratory
1:30 p.m. 61 Identifying Important Variables in Compression Set
Testing - Chris Tolliver, Freudenberg-NOK Sealing
Technologies
2:00 p.m. 62 Incorporating Compressive Stress Relaxation into the
Compound Development Process - Edine Heinig,
Minnesota Rubber & Plastics
2:00 p.m. 68 Rheology Characterization of UV Curable Silicone
Elastomers - Huiping Zhang, Momentive
Performance Materials
2:30 p.m. 69 Applications for The RPA Enhanced Dynamic Range in
Measuring Silanization Reactions from the Mixing of
Silica-Loaded Stocks - John S. Dick, Alpha Technologies
U.S.
3:00 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. 71 Numerical Study on Distributive Mixing Characteristics
in a Partially Filled Internal Mixer - Kazuhisa
Fukutani, Kobe Steel, Ltd., Japan
3:45 p.m. 72 Advanced Dispersion Techniques of CNTs for High
Performance Elastomers - Harishkumar Chougule,
Deutsches Institut für Kautschuktechnologie, Germany
4:15 p.m. 74 Optimizing the Filler Dispersion from a Rubber Mixer
Using a DMA and Optical Methods - Henry Pawlowski,
Alpha Technologies U.S.
Session C - Room #15
Rolling Resistance, Traction and
Treadwear III
Co-Chairs: Syed K. Mowdood - Pirelli Tyre SpA (Retired);
Walter H. Waddell - ExxonMobil Chemical Company
1:30 p.m. 75 Less Is More, Also in Steel Cord - Guy Buytaert, NV
Bekaert SA, Belgium
2:00 p.m. 76 Development of New Test Protocols to Study Tire
Rolling Resistance Using Simulated Driving Conditions -
James Popio, Smithers Rapra North America
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