Polymer Engineering Faculty Research
Title
Deformation behavior of rubber blends investigated by a new real time spectral birefringence system
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2002
Abstract
Rubber compounds used in tires usually contain blends of more than one rubber to synergistically combine the properties of these rubbers. These include styrene-butadiene (SBR) and butadiene (BR) rubber or blends of natural rubber (NR) and butadiene rubber. In this study we investigated the true-stress true-strain birefringence behavior of blend of SBR and BR with a new real time spectral birefringence system and obtained the stress optical constant for the SBR/BR blends covering 10-40% BR concentration. The stress optical constants were found to decrease with the increase of BR concentration.
Publication Title
ANTEC
Recommended Citation
Fiorentini, Francesca and Cakmak, Mukerrem, "Deformation behavior of rubber blends investigated by a new real time spectral birefringence system" (2002). Polymer Engineering Faculty Research. 419.
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