Improvement of thermo‐mechanical and fatigue crack growth resistance of tire sidewall compound by introducing syndiotactic polybutadiene. Issue 28 (14th May 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sen, Amit Kumar; Chanda, Jagannath; Shee, Biswajit; Mazumder, Amrita; Dasgupta, Mridul; Ghosh, Prasenjit; Mukhopadhyay, Rabindra
• Is Part Of: Journal of applied polymer science. Volume 139:Issue 28(2022)
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• Publication Date: 2022-05-14
• Subjects: fatigue crack growth -- hysteresis -- RRc reduction -- syndiotacticity -- thermoplastic elastomer -- vinyl cis rubber; Polymers -- Periodicals; Polymerization -- Periodicals; 668.9
• DOI: 10.1002/app.52602
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-8995

Abstract

Abstract: Thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) has potential to meet stringent requirements of reduced rolling resistance coefficient (RRc) of tires by lowering the hysteresis of the compound. Syndiotactic polymers could impart their reinforcing nature to the matrix, enhancing compound modulus, hysteresis and fatigue cut growth (FCG) properties with an added advantage of compound weight reduction. In this study, two grades of VCR (Vinyl Cis Rubber) with 12% (VCR412) and 17% (VCR617) of syndiotacticity have been introduced in a 50/50 Natural rubber (NR)/cis‐Butadiene rubber (BR) based sidewall compound. 50% and 100% replacement of BR by VCR have been experimented in modified formulations from where 15 phr of carbon black is also withdrawn. This modification led to reduction of 24% and 18% in loss factor (tan δ) at 70°C in VCR412 and VCR617 respectively in comparison with reference compound. Improvement in 12% dynamic stiffness is also found by employing 50 phr of VCR617. Homogeneous dispersion of VCR in rubber matrix is confirmed by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) analysis. Fatigue Crack Growth (FCG) rate of sidewall compound with VCR617 reveals lower crack propagation realized by crack path deviation. Complete replacement of BR by VCR617 lead to optimized thermo‐mechanical properties related to hysteresis, dynamic stiffness and fatigue resistance. Abstract : Utilization of Syndiotactic Polybatadiene rubber to develope low hysteresis and better fatigue crack growth resistance tire sidewall compound.