The Effect of Rubber–Metal Interactions on the Mechanical, Magneto–Mechanical, and Electrical Properties of Iron, Aluminum, and Hybrid Filler-Based Styrene–Butadiene Rubber Composites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Fabrication of Rubber Composites
2.3. Measurements of the Mechanical Properties
2.4. Magneto-Mechanical Properties
2.5. Electrical Properties
2.6. Filler Dispersion
2.7. Swelling Studies and Crosslink Density Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Mechanical Properties
3.2. Magneto-Mechanical and Electrical Properties
3.3. Morphology of Rubber Composites
3.4. Swelling and Chemical Crosslink Densities
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Formulation | Amount of Masterbatch Rubber (vol%) | Amount of Iron (vol%) | Amount of Aluminum (vol%) | Hybrid (1:1 v/v) | |
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Amount of Iron (vol%) | Amount of Aluminum (vol%) | ||||
SBR-unfilled | 23.5 (100) * | - | - | - | |
SBR/10vol% Fe | 21.15 (90) | 19.68 (10) | - | - | |
SBR/15vol% Fe | 19.98 (85) | 29.51 (15) | - | - | |
SBR/20vol% Fe | 18.8 (80) | 39.35 (20) | - | - | |
SBR/10vol% Al | 21.15 (90) | - | 6.75 (10) | - | |
SBR/15vol% Al | 19.98 (85) | - | 10.13 (15) | - | |
SBR/20vol% Al | 18.8 (80) | - | 13.5 (20) | - | |
SBR/10vol% Hyb | 21.15 (90) | - | - | 9.84 (5) | 3.38 (5) |
SBR/15vol% Hyb | 19.98 (85) | - | - | 14.76 (7.5) | 5.07 (7.5) |
SBR/20vol% Hyb | 18.8 (80) | 19.68 (10) | 6.75 (10) |
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Alam, M.N.; Kumar, V.; Jeong, S.-U.; Park, S.-S. The Effect of Rubber–Metal Interactions on the Mechanical, Magneto–Mechanical, and Electrical Properties of Iron, Aluminum, and Hybrid Filler-Based Styrene–Butadiene Rubber Composites. Polymers 2024, 16, 2424. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16172424
Alam MN, Kumar V, Jeong S-U, Park S-S. The Effect of Rubber–Metal Interactions on the Mechanical, Magneto–Mechanical, and Electrical Properties of Iron, Aluminum, and Hybrid Filler-Based Styrene–Butadiene Rubber Composites. Polymers. 2024; 16(17):2424. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16172424
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlam, Md Najib, Vineet Kumar, Seok-U Jeong, and Sang-Shin Park. 2024. "The Effect of Rubber–Metal Interactions on the Mechanical, Magneto–Mechanical, and Electrical Properties of Iron, Aluminum, and Hybrid Filler-Based Styrene–Butadiene Rubber Composites" Polymers 16, no. 17: 2424. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16172424