Effect of Epoxidized Oil on Tensile and Tear Strength of NR Vulcanizate and its Comparison with Aromatic Oil NR Vulcanizates

Abstract:

Epoxidized oil (EO) is a sustainable oil that can be obtained form edible or non-edible naturals oil. The incorporation of epoxidized oil can increase the green component in rubber compound. It can contributes to worldwide technology specially in green tyre manufacturing. Epoxidized oil has the potential to replace aromatic oil (AO) to rubber and polymer industry. The effect of incorporation of EO and AO into natural rubber vulcanizates (NR) was studied via tensile and tear strength tests according to ISO 31-1977 and ISO 6133, respectively. Tensile strength of AO value showed greather value compared to EO. Gradual increases of elongation were observed form both AO and EO. Both moduli at 100% and 300% elongation, showed reductions as oil loading were increased. The tear strength results showed that tearing energy insignificantly increased with oil loading. EO compound was found to possess higher tearing energy compared to AO compound for most composition except for 15 pphr EO.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 812)
• Pages: 204-209
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.812.204
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Mohamed Rahmah, Wan Zain Norazira, Ahmad Faiza Mohd, Mohd Nurazzi Norizan
• Keywords: Aromatic Oil, Epoxidized Oil, Natural Rubber (NR), Tear Strength, Tensile Strength

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