Improved Thermal Insulation and Mechanical Strength of Styrene-Butadiene Rubber through the Combination of Filled Silica Aerogels and Modified Glass Fiber
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Surface Modification of GF
2.3. Preparation of GF/SA Filled SBR Composites
2.4. Testing and Characterization
3. Results
3.1. GF Surface Modification
3.2. Thermal Conductivity of SBR/SA Composites
3.3. Rheological Behavior of Unvulcanized SBR/SA/GF and SBR/SA/MGF Composites
3.4. Vulcanization Characteristics of Rubber Composites
3.5. Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Vulcanized Composites
3.6. Mechanical Properties of SBR/SA/GF and SBR/SA/MGF Composites
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Samples | SA/SBR (wt%) | GF/SBR (wt%) | MGF/SBR (wt%) |
---|---|---|---|
SBR/SA10% | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
SBR/SA20% | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
SBR/SA30% | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
SBR/SA40% | 40.0 | 0 | 0 |
SBR/SA/GF5% | 10.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
SBR/SA/GF10% | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0 |
SBR/SA/GF15% | 10.0 | 15.0 | 0 |
SBR/SA/GF20% | 10.0 | 20.0 | 0 |
SBR/SA/MGF5% | 10.0 | 0 | 5.0 |
SBR/SA/MGF10% | 10.0 | 0 | 10.0 |
SBR/SA/MGF15% | 10.0 | 0 | 15.0 |
SBR/SA/MGF20% | 10.0 | 0 | 20.0 |
Samples | Porosity of Fracture Surface (%) |
---|---|
SBR/SA/GF5% | 0.188 |
SBR/SA/GF10% | 0.622 |
SBR/SA/GF15% | 1.032 |
SBR/SA/GF20% | 1.468 |
SBR/SA/MGF5% | 0.14 |
SBR/SA/MGF10% | 0.091 |
SBR/SA/MGF15% | 0.474 |
SBR/SA/MGF20% | 0.647 |
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Wang, G.; Yu, W.; Zhang, S.; Yang, K.; Liu, W.; Wang, J.; Liu, F. Improved Thermal Insulation and Mechanical Strength of Styrene-Butadiene Rubber through the Combination of Filled Silica Aerogels and Modified Glass Fiber. Materials 2023, 16, 5947. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16175947
Wang G, Yu W, Zhang S, Yang K, Liu W, Wang J, Liu F. Improved Thermal Insulation and Mechanical Strength of Styrene-Butadiene Rubber through the Combination of Filled Silica Aerogels and Modified Glass Fiber. Materials. 2023; 16(17):5947. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16175947
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Guofeng, Wenwen Yu, Sitong Zhang, Kaijie Yang, Wenying Liu, Jiaqi Wang, and Fuyong Liu. 2023. "Improved Thermal Insulation and Mechanical Strength of Styrene-Butadiene Rubber through the Combination of Filled Silica Aerogels and Modified Glass Fiber" Materials 16, no. 17: 5947. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16175947