The Effect of Wollastonite on Curing Characteristics, Tensile and Morphology of Natural Rubber Compounds

Abstract:

Wollastonite filled natural rubber (NR) compounds were prepared using a laboratory two-roll mill. The filler was loaded into NR at different loading, i.e., 0, 10, 20, 30 and 40 part per hundred of rubber (phr). The effect of wollastonite on curing characteristic, tensile and morphology properties has been studied. Results indicated that the cure time (t₉₀), scorch time (t₂), tensile strength and elongation at break of the NR compounds decrease with increasing wollastonite loading but the maximum torque, tensile modulus M100 (stress at 100% elongation), M300 (stress at 100% elongation) increase with increasing wollastonite loading. The fracture surface morphology of the NR compounds was investigated with a scanning electron microscope (SEM). More filler detachment from NR surface was observed with increasing wollastonite loading.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 858)
• Pages: 199-204
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.858.199
• Online since: November 2013
• Authors: Hoang T.B. Diep, Ismail Hanafi*, A. Rashid Azura, Ng. Van Tu, Tsutomu Takeichi
• Keywords: Morpholoy, Natural Rubber (NR), Tensile Properties, Wollastonite

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