Mechanical Properties, Chemical and Aging Resistance of Natural Rubber Filled with Nano-Al2O3

作者:Fu, Ji-Fang*; Chen, Li-Ya; Yang, Hui; Zhong, Qing-Dong; Shi, Li-Yi; Deng, Wei; Dong, Xing; Chen, Yi; Zhao, Guo-Zhang
来源:Polymer Composites, 2012, 33(3): 404-411.
DOI:10.1002/pc.22162

摘要

Al2O3 nanoparticles were introduced to natural rubber (NR) to investigate its reinforcement effect on filled NR vulcanizates. The results show that Nano-Al2O3/NR nanocomposites exhibit significantly improved tensile strength, elongation at break, modulus, and tearing strength. Scanning electron microscopy analyses indicate that nanoparticles dispersed in NR matrix at nanoscale and show nano-reinforcement effect on NR vulcanizates. The aging resistances of filled NR vulcanizates improve. After aging test, tensile strength, tearing strength, and modulus improved, and elongation at break decreased. These attribute to the crosslink maturation reactions, which result in the conversion of polysulfidic linkages into disulfidic and monosulfidic ones. The acid and alkaline resistances of nano-Al2O3-filled NR vulcanizates improve compared with that of unfilled NR systems. After acid and alkaline test, tensile strength and elongation at break improve, and modulus decrease. POLYM. COMPOS., 2012.