ABSTRACT:The behavior of sepiolite (magnesium silicate with a microfibrillar morphology) as a filler in ethylenepropylene-diene compounds was studied. A new coupling agent, meta-isopropenyl dimethyl benzyl isocyanate, was used. The effect of the filler modified by meta-isopropenyl dimethyl benzyl isocyanate on the physical properties was improved with respect to other fillers and commercial silane coupling agents under the same conditions. In addition to a smoother surface, the flow behavior of compounds filled with sepiolite, on account of its fibrous morphology, was better than that obtained with other fillers.
It is possible to obtain silicas with different textural characteristics from natural silicates by means of an acid treatment, where the textural characteristics of the new silicas obtained are greatly influenced by the reaction conditions. The mechanodynamical behavior of compounds filled with these silicas and based on Styrenebutadiene rubber (SBR) matrices was studied. The influence of the textural characteristics on dynamic properties is explained in terms of the stiffness, porosity, and structure of the silica particles. Silicas obtained at drastic reaction conditions yield compounds with a higher storage modulus, E′, at low strain amplitudes, but with a lower storage modulus at high strain amplitudes. The maximum loss factor, tanδ, is a function of the silica external surface area.
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