Studies on The Effect of Partial Replacement of Carbon black with Silica on The Mechanical Properties of EPDM Engine mounts

Authors

  • S. Prakash  Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Valivalam Desikar Polytechnic College, Nagapattinam, Tamilnadu, India
  • P. Senthilkumar  Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Valivalam Desikar Polytechnic College, Nagapattinam, Tamilnadu, India

Keywords:

EPDM, Carbon Black, Hardness, Tensile Strength, Tear Strength, Compression Set.

Abstract

In this work, EPDM containing carbon black and EPDM hybrid composites containing carbon black and silica were developed by melt-mixing on a two roll mill. These composites were investigated for mechanical properties such as tensile strength, elongation at break, tear strength, hardness and compression set. Results revealed that tensile strength, elongation at break, tensile modulus and tear strength of EPDM composites are improved by 6%, 11% ,23% and 10% as 5 phr CB content is replaced by same content of silica loading. Further the hardness and compression set of EPDM hybrid composites are improved. These hybrid composites can be considered to be good alternatives to the conventional CB filled EPDM in engine mount formulations.

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2017-07-30

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S. Prakash, P. Senthilkumar, " Studies on The Effect of Partial Replacement of Carbon black with Silica on The Mechanical Properties of EPDM Engine mounts, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 3, Issue 6, pp.835-839, July-August-2017.