Progress in Rubber, Plastics and Recycling Technology

EFFECT OF FLY ASH AS FILLER IN RUBBER – A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THE VULCANISATE PROPERTIES OF STYRENE-BUTADIENE RUBBER COMPOUNDS

Title: EFFECT OF FLY ASH AS FILLER IN RUBBER - A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THE VULCANISATE PROPERTIES OF STYRENE-BUTADIENE RUBBER COMPOUNDS Page Range: p.151-168 Author(s): Mridul Dasgupta; Saptarshi Kar; Saikat Das Gupta; Rabindra Mukhopadhyay; Abhijit Bandyopadhyay File size:…

March 1, 2013 By: Mridul Dasgupta; Saptarshi Kar; Saikat Das Gupta; Rabindra Mukhopadhyay; Abhijit Bandyopadhyay Research article

Title: EFFECT OF FLY ASH AS FILLER IN RUBBER – A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THE VULCANISATE PROPERTIES OF STYRENE-BUTADIENE RUBBER COMPOUNDS
Page Range: p.151-168
Author(s): Mridul Dasgupta; Saptarshi Kar; Saikat Das Gupta; Rabindra Mukhopadhyay; Abhijit Bandyopadhyay
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Journal: Progress in Rubber, Plastics and Recycling Technology
Issue Year: prprt
Volume: 29
Issue No: No.3

Abstract
The effect of fly ash as a filler for an ESBR-based compound was studied in the range 0-80 phr. Characterisation of fly ash, as received, revealed the abundance of 200 mesh size particles with an average diameter of 10 (mu)m; composition analysis showed the predominance of silica and alumina. The properties of ESBR compounds filled with fly ash particles of T200 mesh were compared with those of clay- and whiting-filled compounds. The cure rate index remained unchanged for fly ash throughout the range of loading studied here; clay showed a lower cure rate, and whiting showed a higher value than fly ash. The 300% modulus values did not show any improvement with increase in fly ash loading, the values being comparable with those for whiting and inferior to those for clay. Fly ash gives the lowest heat build-up and tan delta (at 70 degrees C) values among the three fillers under discussion. 26 Refs.


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