Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Valentín, J. L.
• Fernández-Torres, A.
• Posadas, P.
• Marcos-Fernández, A.
• Rodríguez, A.
• González, L.

Titel

Measurements of freezing-point depression to evaluate rubber network structure. Crosslinking of natural rubber with dicumyl peroxide

Ist Teil von

• Journal of polymer science. Part B, Polymer physics, 2007-03, Vol.45 (5), p.544-556

Ort / Verlag

Hoboken: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company

Erscheinungsjahr

2007

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• An experimental approach based on the freezing‐point depression of a solvent in a swollen gel has been developed to characterize the structure of rubber networks. This property depends on the conditions required for the formation of crystalline nuclei, which are limited by the elastomer network restrictions. Information about the functionality, spatial distribution, and number of crosslinks can be obtained by the use of this easy and ready experimental method. Application of the tube model of rubber elasticity in the uniaxial stress–strain experiments of natural rubber samples vulcanized with dicumyl peroxide yields the characteristic parameters of the rubber networks, which are in concordance with the network structures predicted by the freezing point method. Finally influence of vulcanization conditions in network structure and its relationship with the mechanical properties was evaluated. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 45: 544–556, 2007