Thermoset rubber compound

TPUs are noted for their outstanding abrasion resistance and low coefficient of friction on other surfaces. They have specific gravities comparable to that of carbon black-filled rubber, and they do not enjoy the density advantage over thermoset rubber compounds. 

The ester-ether copolymers have a material cost higher than that of most thermoset rubber compounds. This higher cost can be more than offset by the high strength and mod-... 

The tensile strengths of these TPEs are high, and they have hardnesses ranging from 40 to 63 Shore D (generally harder than conventional thermoset rubber compounds). As hardness increases, these copolymers become more like hard plastics and less like rubber vul-canizates. 

Thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs) are composed of a vulcanized rabber component, such as EPDM, nitrile rubber, and butyl rubber in a thermoplastic olelinic matrix. TPVs have a continuous thermoplastic phase and a discontinuous vulcanized rubber phase. The most common TPV polymer systan is PP/EPDM rubber however, a number of other polymer systems have been commercially developed. These include PP/NBR, PP/butyl and PP/halobutyl, PP/NR, and PP/EVA/EPDM. Producers include Advanced Elastomers Systems (Santoprene, Geolast, and Trefsin). The highly rubberlike properties of TPV have enabled than to perform as engineered thermoplastic rubbers. In numerous application areas they have directly replaced premium-performance thermoset rubber compounds. Prominent among these are dananding automotive applications, electrical insulation and connectors, compression seals, appliance parts, medical devices, and food and beverage contact applications. 

TPEs are a whole family of rubber materials that exhibit rubber performance properties but can be melted and reprocessed over and over again. This is different from conventional thermoset rubber compounds that cannot be remelted for reprocessing... 

The great processing advantage of TPEs over traditional thermoset rubber compounds more than overcomes their higher material cost. This is due to the ease and efficiency of thermoplastic over thermoset processing. Specifically ... 

The unique combination of good oil and heat resistance for this new TPV allows it to be used in place of traditional oil- and heat-resistant thermoset rubber compounds. Because it is a TPV, a significant cost savings in production can be achieved when it is used in place of vulcanizable compounds, which are more expensive to fabricate. 

If not available, a user could revert back to the thermoset rubber compounds, which might increase the cost of production and hurt product performance. Also, conventional plasticized PVC might be used in place of TPU however, the product performance characteristics might not be as good. 

Figure 1. Scheme of the production routes to layered silicate/thermoset rubber compounds. 

Thermosetting resin produced by the reaction of phenol and formaldehyde in the presence of either an acid or an alkaline catalyst. In rubber compounding these resins are used as plasticisers and reinforcing materials. Phenyl-a-Naphthylamine... 

If a fully compounded thermosetting rubber is subjected to a plasticity measurement at a high enough temperature and for long enough, it will cure and, consequently, there is not always a clear distinction between a plasticity test and a test for scorch or rate of cure. For example, the Mooney viscometer is used to measure scorch, i.e. the onset of vulcanisation, and an oscillating disc rheometer will measure the plasticity of the compound before the onset of cure as well as the increase in stiffness as curing takes place. 

Torque rheometers are multipurpose instruments well suited for formulating multicomponent polymer systems, studying flow behavior, thermal sensitivity, shear sensitivity, batch compounding, and so on. The instrument is applicable to thermoplastics, rubber (compounding, cure, scorch tests), thermoset materials, and liquid materials. 

Another type of rubber that is used frequently is thermoplastic rubber. Components are fabricated in a process that is similar to that used for common hard plastics, such as polyethylene or polystyrene, but the final product is an elastic material with properties otherwise equivalent to those of thermoset rubbers. No chemical reactions are involved in the processing of a thermoplastic rubber. The fabrication process consists of heating the rubber compound until it liquefies, injecting the liquid into a mold, cooling the mold, and finally removing the closure from the mold. The process is reversible. Closures can be remelted and remolded into different shapes or sizes as desired. 

However some non-rubber compounds are also called elastomers if they exhibit a nondeforming elastic property similar to rubber at room temperature, even if the compound is relatively hard. The two main groups of non-rubber elastomers are thermoplastics, e.g., polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene and thermosets, e.g., ethylene propylene rubber, cross-linked polyethylene. These two groups are also covered by the term plastic . 

Various applications of the injection molding system have been developed outside the scope of the cure of rubbers, and a few examples are given, with the substitution of thermoset rubbers by thermoplastic elastomers a range of thermoplastic elastomer compounds were introduced and processed using reaction compounding technology. They are called reaction modified thermoplastic elastomers or ReMoTE [5]. 

TEOs are similar to thermoset rubbers because they can be compounded with a variety of the same additives and fillers to meet specific applications. 

A final word in this short summary of impact modification concerns the amount of imagination compounders and polymer scientists continue to invest in the development of rubber-modified compoimds. Efforts are being made to decrease their compounding costs, to enhance their paintability, and to formulate them to replace more competing materials such as ABS, thermoset rubber, and PVC—thereby allowing more recyclable "aU-olefin" automotive interiors, for example. Recent efforts have even been made to incorporate ground vehicle tire rubber or other "ultrafine rubber particles into PP to create vulcanized elastomeric thermoplastics that cost less than half as much as standard TPVs. Similar concepts will continue to push impact-modified POs into new applications [7-26, 7-27, 7-28]. 

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Phenolic novolak resins and high styrene SBR resins are used for reinforcing and increasing the hardness and modulus of rubber compounds. Resorcinol novolak resins are used as a part of the adhesion system between rubber and brass plated steel cord or organic fibers. Both phenolic novolak and resorcinol novolak resins require the addition of a methylene donor such as hexamethoxymethylmelamine (HMMM) or hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA) to fully crosslink and become a thermoset. Phenol, alkyl phenols, and resorcinol can be reacted in bulk or in a polymeric formulation with methylene donors. Typical donors are 2-nitro-2methylpropanol (NMP), HMTA, and HMMM, used to produce a thermoset resin network in the... 

Thermoset membranes are compounded from rubber polymers. The most commonly used polymer is ethylene, propylene and a small amount of diene that is vulcanized with various accelerants. This polymer, referred to in the industry as EPDM, is commonly known as rubber roofing . Another thermoset rubber roofing material is neoprene, although this particular formulation is rapidly being replaced by EPDM. Finally, the rubber/plastic hybrid Hypalon is also considered as thermoset. Hypalon is unique in that it is manufactured as a thermoplastic but, because it cures over time, becomes thermoset. 

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