Characterization of Natural Rubber (NR), Polybutadiene Rubber (BR) and Styrene-Butadiene Rubber (SBR) Blends Cured in a Vulcanization System

Abstract

In this work, the mechanical properties of three types of dough rubber NR, NR/BR, and NR/SBR have been investigated using five percentages of materials fill (30, 40, 50, 60, and 70) pphr. Carbon black was used as a filler material. The tensile test was achieved with 300% elongation and strain rates of (100, 200, 300, 400, and 500) mm/min. The tensile strength results indicate that the maximum value of tensile strength for NR Dough carbon black 60 pphr reaches 23.2 MPa; the maximum tensile strain of NR dough (carbon black 50 pphr) reaches 805.5%, and the modulus of elasticity with carbon black 70 pphr reaches 4.3 MPa. It was found that the compression strength decreases with increasing the carbon black, and the maximum value of compression set at NR dough (carbon black 30 pphr) reaches 29.3%. Fatigue crack growth was achieved according to ASTM D 813 for rubber testing. The minimum value of fatigue strength dough (carbon black 70 pphr) reaches 68 (IRHD). For NR dough (carbon black 30,40,50 pphr) reaches 3.5 mm at the number of cycles 15000 cycle. Finally, the maximum hardness of NR.