August

Several products that can serve more than one purpose in rubber compounds are examined, including anti-reversion agents, dithiophosphates, curing activators and blowing agents.

Mathematical models are used to better understand and quantify the effect of HNBR polymer characteristics, including degree of polarity, molecular weight and residual double bonds on the mechanical and dynamic properties of peroxide cured compounds.

Performance of a novel sustainable oil specially developed for the tire industry is studied and compared with typical oils in typical S-SBR/BR tire tread formulations
with carbon black and silica/silane. In terms of mechano-dynamic properties, a shift of the maximum tangent delta towards lower temperature is observed.