Abstract
The specific heats of rubber compounds are very important not only for the thermodynamic calculations in various rubber processings; mixing, extrusion, calendering, and vulcanization, etc., but also for the service life of the final products under repeated stressing conditions. In this study, the specific heats of various compounding ingredients and their compounds for tires were determined using a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) in the temperature range from 45 to 95°C. The determined specific heats, Cp, were compared with the previous published results for natural rubber (NR), styrene–butadiene rubber (SBR), polybutadiene rubber (BR), and isoprene–isobutyl rubber (IIR). The effects of carbon black loading and vulcanization on the specific heats were investigated. The measured specific heats of the compounds were compared with the calculated values based on the fractional summation of the specific heat of each compounding ingredient. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 72: 1513–1522, 1999
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
