Study on Mixing Condition of the Rubber Composite Containing Functionalized S-SBR, Silica and Silane : I. Effect of Mixing Temperature

Characteristics of rubber mixture were evaluated in order to find the optimum mixing conditions of compounds containing silica and silane at various temperatures. With different mixing temperatures of 105, 120, 130, 140 and $160^{\circ}C$, the viscosity of the compound mixed at $105^{\circ}C$ showed a very high viscosity value. Compounds mixed the temperature range from at $120^{\circ}C$ to $140^{\circ}C$ showed lower viscosity than the compound mixed at $105^{\circ}C$. However, the difference was found to be small in those temperature ranges. On the contrary, at the mixing temperature of $160^{\circ}C$, the viscosity of compound increased again. Through the physical and dynamic observations, it was verified that at the mixing temperature below $120^{\circ}C$ only insufficient silica-silane reaction has been obtained. In addition, with the elevated mixing temperature of $160^{\circ}C$, Cross-linking occurred during mixing by the sulfur contained in coupling agent. In the temperature ranges from $120^{\circ}C$ to $140^{\circ}C$, because of the fast coupling reaction at higher temperature, it was thought to be more advantageous during reaction even though the trend of viscosity and dynamic mechanical property was not clear.

변성 S-SBR Silica-Silane 고무복합체의 배합조건에 대한 연구 : I. 배합온도의 영향

실리카와 실란을 포함하는 고무복합체의 최적 배합 조건을 찾기 위하여 다양한 온도에서 배합 후 고무복합체의 특성을 평가하였다. 1차 배합 온도를 105, 120, 130, 140, $160^{\circ}C$로 각각 다르게 배합한 결과 고무복합체의 점도는 $105^{\circ}C$에서는 매우 높았고, $120^{\circ}C$부터 $140^{\circ}C$ 영역에서는 유사하나, $160^{\circ}C$에서는 오히려 증가하였다. 기계적 물성과 동적점탄성 특성을 평가한 결과 $120^{\circ}C$보다 낮은 온도에서는 실리카-실란 반응이 충분치 않음을 알 수 있었고, $160^{\circ}C$의 높은 온도에서는 배합 중 실란커플링제 내에 존재하는 유황에 의하여 가교반응이 진행되는 문제가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 그러나 $120^{\circ}C$에서 $140^{\circ}C$영역에서는 온도가 높을수록 반응이 더 빨리 진행되어 알코올의 제거에는 유리하지만 동적점탄성 특성이나 기계적 성질에 대한 경향성이 분명하게 나타나지 않았다.