Papers by Author: Hao Guo

Abstract: During rubber processing, many factors can affect the mechanical properties of rubber composite. The influence of ambient temperature and content of titanate coupling agent and modified attapulgite (OAT) on mechanical properties were investigated by preparing rubber composites and measuring. The results showed that the rubber composite which was filled 40phr OAT modified by 3% titanate and prepared at the ambient temperature above 20 had best tensile strength (18.93MPa). There is a special phenomenon that the tensile strength had a rapid increase from 4.72MPa to 18.93MPa, when the content of OAT changed from 20 to 40phr in the experiment.

Abstract: Based on the dispersion characters of organic modified attapulgite (OAT) short fibers in nature rubber (NR) matrix, this paper analyzed the effects, in terms of addition amount of OAT, processing technology of rubber compound and heat treatment, on mechanical properties and anisotropy of OAT/NR composites. Results indicated that mechanical properties were better when the OAT content is 50 phr and thin-passing is 20 times, meanwhile, the longitudinal and transversal tensile strength of OAT/NR composites were 17.01 0.5 Mpa and 14.18 0.5 Mpa respectively. The anisotropy is obvious. Also the tensile and tear broken section were studied by the scanning electron microscope (SEM) and the forming mechanism of OAT/NR anisotropy composites was discussed.