Dynamic mechanical properties of particle-reinforced EPDM composites

✍ Scribed by M. S. Sohn; K. S. Kim; S. H. Hong; J. K. Kim

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 447 KB
• Volume: 87
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0021-8995
• DOI: 10.1002/app.11577

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

The dynamic mechanical property of particle‐reinforced ethylene–propylene–diene monomer (EPDM) matrix composites has been studied by using a dynamic mechanical thermal analyzer (DMTA). The individual composite has been reinforced with the various reinforcing particles as follows: silicon carbide particles (SiCps) of 60 μm in average diameter with various volume fractions (i.e., 10–40%); copper (Cu) and aluminum (Al) particles with 20 vol %; and SiCps with 6 and 36 μm in different average diameters with 20 vol % over the total composite volume. It is shown from the experimental results that the dynamic elastic modulus values increase and the composites with 40 vol % SiCps exhibit higher tan δ values through the entire rubbery phase after the glass transition region compared with the composites with lower particle volume percentages. This shows that the composites with 20 vol % Cu particles have the higher dynamic elastic modulus but the lower peak tan δ value than the composites with other particles of 20 vol % do. Scanning electron microscopy results show that the effective particle volume in the composite with Cu particles is higher than the other composites, although the same particle volume fraction of 20% has been used. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 87: 1595–1601, 2003