A Comparative Study of The Cure Characteristics, Mechanical Properties and Abrasion Resistance of Silica and Carbon Black Filled NBR/SBR Blends

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1 Head of Polymers and Pigment Department, Chemical Industries Research Division, National Research Centre

2 Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University

Abstract

Comparison between incompatible and compatible blend of nitrile rubber (NBR) and styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) with acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) is studied. Physical rheological characteristics and abrasion resistance for the investigated samples are performed. The use of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) as compatibilizer improves the abrasion resistance of the blends. The results indicated that filled blends with carbon and silica offer processing advantages over unfilled blends. The ultrasonic and scanning electron microscope (SEM) are used to analyze the obtained data.

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