Effect of Carbon Black Structures towards Heat Build-Up Measurements and its Dynamic Properties

Abstract:

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of different carbon black structures towards heat build-up measurements and its dynamic properties such as tangent delta, loss modulus and storage modulus on the industrial rubber compounds containing Natural Rubber (NR) and Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR). Different carbon black structures were used and characterised with respect to their rheological and physical properties. Heat Build-up test is a testing procedure which is used to measure the rate of heat generated by the rubber vulcanisates when subjected to rapidly oscillating compressive stresses or strain under controlled conditions. It was found that NR compound containing low and high carbon black structures; N375 and N339 produced lower heat generation compared to NR/SBR blends that filled with the same type of carbon black fillers. It shows that NR with low and high carbon black structures exhibits low heat build-up (surface and intrinsic) with a balance of good traction and low rolling resistance for application in tyre.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1134)
• Pages: 131-137
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1134.131
• Online since: December 2015
• Authors: Mohd Ismail Rifdi Rizuan*, Mohammad Azizol Abdul Wahab, Ahmad Zafir Romli
• Keywords: Carbon Black, Heat Build-Up, Loss Modulus, Storage Modulus, Tangent Delta

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