Solid rubber curing processes

As previously deseribed, silica can be incorporated into NR by sol el process where the solid rubber (cured or uncured) is inunersed in TEOS followed by the sol-gel reaction. Alternatively, TEOS could be added directly into NR latex. ... 

The cure of thermoset resins involves the transformation of a liquid resin, first with an increase in viscosity to a gel state (rubber consistency), and finally to a hard solid. In chemical terms, the liquid is a mixture of molecules that reacts and successively forms a solid network polymer. In practice the resin is catalyzed and mixed before it is injected into the mold thus, the curing process will be initialized at this point. The resin cure must therefore proceed in such a way that the curing reaction is slow or inhibited in a time period that is dictated by the mold fill time plus a safety factor otherwise, the increase in viscosity will reduce the resin flow rate and prevent a successful mold fill. On completion of the mold filling the rate of cure should ideally accelerate and reach a complete cure in a short time period. There are limitations, however, on how fast the curing can proceed set by the resin itself, and by heat transfer rates to and from the composite part. 

In the first case [1], the heat transfer process through a solid, and especially for a rubber which has a low heat diffusivity and conductivity, takes some time even for a thin rubber sheet, this transfer cannot be so short that this time is neglected. The large difference in time for the rubber cure with the three techniques employed... 

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The chemical structure of the epoxy matrix constituent as well as processing are reported to strongly influence 11 -I3> the thermoset network and hence the properties and durability of the crosslinked polymer 11 ,4-16). The cure of a reactive prepolymer involves the transformation of low-molecular-weight reactive substances from liquid to rubber and solid states as a result of the formation of a polymeric network by chemical reaction of some groups in the system. Gelation and vitrification are the two macroscopic phenomena encountered during this process which strongly alter the viscoelastic behavior of the material. 

Chem. Desarip. Modified dehydrogenated (disproportionated) rosin CAS 8050-09-7 EINECS/ELINCS 232-475-7 Uses Thermoplastic resin in hot-melt-applied adhesives and coating tor paper and paperboard substrates as tackifier and processing aid tor rubber-based adhesives and molding compds. emulsifier tor emulsion polymerization plasticizer, softener, tackifier tor use in contact with food Features Pale, oxidation-resistant si. retards cure Pro rties USDA Rosin N solid, flakes sol. in alcohols, esters, ketones, min. spirits, and aromatic hydrocarbons dens. 1.058 kg/l R B soften, pt. 73 C flash pt. (COC) 209 C acid no. 154 sapon. no. 159... 

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