A Study of the Effect of Degree of Cure on the Physical Properties of Rubber Compounds

가교정도에 따른 고무복합체의 물리적 특성에 관한 연구

  • Kim, Hyeon-Jae (Faculty of Applied Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Kaang, Shin-Young (Faculty of Applied Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Nah, Chang-Woon (Department of Chemical Technology, Provincial College of Damyang)
  • 김현재 (전남대학교 응용화학공학부) ;
  • 강신영 (전남대학교 응용화학공학부) ;
  • 나창운 (전남도립 담양대학 화학공업과)
  • Published : 1998.10.31

Abstract

Tensile properties including Young's modulus and tear strength were measured for four different rubber compounds; natural rubber(NR), styrene-butadiene copolymer(SBR), ethylene-propylene diene monomer (EPDM), and brominated isobutylene-p-methyl-styrene copolymer(BIMS) as a function of temperature and degree of cure. To see the effect of over cure, a measurement was made of the tensile strength and swelling behavior of the over-cured rubber compounds. Young's modulus, E, was found to have linear dependency on the degree of cure for all rubber compounds. EPDM and BIMS showed the highest and lowest slopes, respectively. The slope of NR and SBR lay between EPDM and BIMS. Tear strength, Gc, decreased in the order of NR>BIMS>SBR>EPDM. As the cure time was extended the degree of cure of NR and SBR decreased, while that of BIMS increased. EPDM showed little change in the degree of cure.

4종류의 고무 즉, 천연고무(NR), styrene-butadiene copolymer(SBR), ethylene-propylene diene monomer(EPDM), brominated isobutylene-p-methyl-styrene copolymer(BIMS)의 영(Young) 탄성율을 비롯한 인장특성과 인열강도를 여러가지 가교도와 시험온도에서 측정하였다. 과가황(over-cure)의 영향을 조사하기 위해 과가교 고무컴파운드의 인장강도와 팽윤(swelling) 거동도 조사하였다. 모든 고무컴파운드에 대해 영 탄성율(E)은 가교도와 선형적인 비례관계를 보였다. EPDM이 가장 높은 기울기를 그리고 BIMS가 가장 낮은 기울기를 보였고, NR과 SBR은 이들 사이의 값을 나타내었다. 인열강도 Gc는 NR>BIMS>SBR>EPDM의 순으로 나타났다. 과가교에 따라 NR과 SBR의 가교도는 감소한 반면, BIMS는 오히려 증가하였고, EPDM은 거의 변하지 않았다.

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