Papers by Keyword: RTV Silicone Rubber

Abstract: In this article we report the preparation of a graphene/room temperature vulcanized (RTV) silicone rubber composite. Both the morphology and the properties of the composite were investigated in detail. SEM study shows that the composite has a microphase-separated structure. PDMS is the continuous phase, and the randomly distributed graphene nanosheets and a few aggregates are the dispersed phase. However, DSC curves of the composites have only one glass transition temperature (T_g). With the increases of the graphene content, T_g increases and T_m decreases. Mechanical properties tests show that the addition of graphene has a significant reinforcement effect on silicone rubber. The tensile strength is 0.37MPa with graphene mass fraction at 1.0%, which increases 76% compared with that of pure silicone rubber parallel sample.

Abstract: A kind of silicone TQ resin was first synthesized with Dodecyltrimethoxysilane (WD10) and tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) by sol-gel method. And the RTV (Room Temperature Vulcanized) silicone rubbers using as-synthesized TQ silicone resins as filler were prepared. Thermal degradation and mechanical properties of these RTV silicone rubbers were studied by means of thermogravimetric analysis and tensile testing. The experimental results showed that both mechanical properties and thermal stabilities of RTV silicone rubbers were significantly improved by using the as-synthesized TQ silicone resins as filler. The RTV silicone rubber can be used to make the molds of architectural components ornamentation. The aim is not only to repair architectural components with decoration, but also for further study and research of ancient architectural conservation.