• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.95-103
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• 1996

Nowadays, recycling of waste materials is one of great attention among all industries. Especially, the waste tires become a significant problem with increasing in a number of automobiles. For recycling of the waste tires, a polyurethane binder was mixed with the scrapped rubber powders obtained from tread part of the waste tire. This study covered the effect of processing conditions;curing temperature and curing time;on the mechanical properties of the blend. We also compared the experimental results from labors-tory scale with those from scale-up.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제58권1호
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• pp.17-25
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• 2023

Abrasion tests of model tire tread compounds (NR and NR/BR blend compounds) were performed at different slip angles (1° and 7°) using a laboratory abrasion tester. The abrasion behavior was investigated by analyzing the worn surface and wear particles. The abrasion spacing formed on the specimen worn at the large slip angle of 7° was significantly narrower than that at the small slip angle of 1°, while the abrasion depth for the specimen worn at 7° was lower than that at 1°. The abrasion spacing and depth tended to be narrower and lower, respectively, as the BR content increased. The abrasion patterns were clearly visible on the outside of the specimen for the slip angle of 1° but not for 7°. The wear particles had a rough surface and there were numerous micro-bumps. It was found that the crosslink density affected the abrasion patterns and morphologies of the wear particles.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.110-118
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• 2015

In this study, diethylaminoethyl methacrylate-styrene-butadiene terpolymer (DEAEMA-SBR), in which diethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DEAEMA) was introduced to the SBR molecule as a third monomer, was synthesized by cold emulsion polymerization. It is expected that amine group introduced to a rubber molecule would improve dispersion of silica by the formation of hydrogen bond (or ionic coupling) between the amine group and silanol groups of silica surface. The chemical structure of DEAEMA-SBR was analyzed using proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (H-NMR), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Then, various properties of DEAEMA-SBR/silica composite such as crosslink density, bound rubber content, abrasion resistance, and mechanical properties were evaluated. As a result, bound rubber content and crosslink density of DEAEMA-SBR/silica compound were higher than those of the SBR 1721 composite. Abrasion resistance and moduli at 300% elongation of the DEAEMA-SBR/silica composite were better than those of SBR 1721 composite due to the high bound rubber content and crosslink density. These results are attributed to high affinity between DEAEMA-SBR and silica. The proposed study suggests that DEAEMA-SBR can help to improve mechanical properties and abrasion resistance of the tire tread part.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.92-99
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• 2022

A large amount of particles on the roads is produced by friction between the vehicles and the road surface and by inflow from outside. The type of these particles affects the abrasion behavior of tire tread. In this study, road dust collected at a bus stop was separated by size, and the particles with sizes of 106-212 mm were analyzed. The particles were separated by density using NaI and NaBr aqueous solutions with densities in the range of 1.10-1.80 g/cm³ with the 0.10 g/cm³ interval. In the road dust sample, the following particle types were found: tire-road wear particles (TRWPs), asphalt pavement wear particles (APWPs), plant-related particles (PRPs), road paint wear particles (RPWPs), and plastic particles (PPs). The densities of TRWPs, APWPs, PRPs, and RPWPs were 1.20-1.80, >1.60, >1.10, and >1.40 g/cm³, respectively, while PPs were found in all density ranges. Additionally, many small mineral particles were observed on the particles. Order of the relative content of the particles was PRP > TRWP > APWP ~ RPWP > PP. APWPs that were stuck to TRWP could be removed by chloroform treatment. The shapes of the particles were characterized using their magnified images.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.181-187
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• 1970

In vulcanizates of NR/SBR blending compounds, the physical properties decrease as the contents of SBR increase for the most part. but the abrasives showed reverse performance. However, since these conditions enough satisfy the requirements of tread, carcass and sidewall of tire, we found it was possible to take use of the quantity of SBR contained high on tire manufacturing.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2001년도 추계학술대회논문집A
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• pp.483-488
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• 2001

As the technique of automobile industry is being advanced, the advancement of vehicle ride is being required. In order to achieve this purpose, the study on the vibration which are produced by moving vehicle is carried out actively. In this study, the tire vibration characteristics for passing over a cleat are analyzed. The model is verified against simulations and experiments. The tire is modeled with 7-DOFs (degree of freedom), and the effects of changing tire design parameters are considered. According to the results of analysis, the design parameters that reduce the tire and wheel vibration energy are conducted.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.85-91
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• 2021

In this study, different types and shapes of various particles produced on the asphalt pavement road were analyzed. Road dust at a bus stop was collected and was separated as per their sizes by using a sieve shaker. Tire-road wear particles (TRWPs), asphalt pavement wear particles (APWPs), mineral particles, plant-related particles, glass beads, glass particles, road paint wear particles, plastic particles, and fibers were observed herein. The types and shapes of the particles varied depending on their sizes. TRWPs larger than 500 ㎛ were not observed. TRWPs with a size of 212-500 ㎛ were rarely present, but many TRWPs with a size smaller than 212 ㎛ were observed. APWPs were observed for whole-particle sizes of below 1,000 ㎛. A variety of particles on the road would lead to lower friction between the tires and the road, thereby increasing the braking distance of vehicles. Most of the particles include mineral particles, glass particles, and APWPs with rough surfaces. Therefore, the abrasion of the tire tread would accelerate owing to friction with the tough particles.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제58권2호
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• pp.81-86
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• 2023

Asphalt pavements are generally composed of fine and coarse aggregates, bitumen, and modifier. Asphalt pavement wear particles (APWPs) are produced by friction between the road surface and the tire tread, and they flow into the environment such as rivers and oceans. Model APWPs were prepared and a single APWP of 212-500 (S-APWP) and 500-1000 ㎛ (L-APWP) was analyzed using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) to investigate inhomogeneity in the compositions of the APWPs. The reference TGA thermogram was built using thermograms of the raw materials and formulation of the model asphalt pavement. The compositions of the APWPs were different from each other. Ash contents of the APWPs were lower than expected. Inhomogeneity in the total contents of bitumen and modifier was more severe than that in the other components. The inhomogeneity of the S-APWPs was more severe than that of the L-APWPs.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.357-363
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• 2015

타이어 라벨링제 도입으로 인한 친환경 타이어 개발의 요구로 타이어산업에서 사용되고 있는 기존 산화아연의 문제점 개선을 위하여 나노산화아연과 나노기공 실리카와의 복합체 합성에 대한 연구를 진행하였다. 본 연구에서는 타이어의 트레드(tread) 부분에 적용될 기존의 고무 보강재인 카본블랙을 대체하기 위한 실리카와 나노산화아연의 복합체를 합성하기 위하여, 일정량의 나노기공 실리카를 함유하고 재질 상으로는 나노기공 실리카와 산화아연을 물리적 결합을 통하여 hysteresis 손상을 줄이면서 트레드의 탄성을 증대시키기 위해 내마모성능의 향상을 목표로 실험을 진행하였다. 이를 위하여 복합체와 고무 조성물과의 컴파운딩 시 낮은 활성도와 분산안정성 저하의 문제점 개선하고자 숙성시간(Aging time)과 몰 비 그리고 반응물의 반응 순서에 따라 미치는 영향에 대해 조사하였다. 0.03몰 비의 산화아연과 숙성기간 10일의 조건의 실리카에서 가장 작은 평균입도(약 50.5 nm)와 안정적인 분산성을 보였고, 약 $649m^2/g$의 높은 비표면적을 나타내었다.

• 공업화학
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.310-316
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• 2020

테르펜 개질 페놀 수지는 타이어의 주행 안전성과 관련 있는 웨트 트랙션과 연비와 관련된 구름저항을 개선하기 위해 사용한다. 이 시험은 테르펜 개질 페놀 수지의 기본 구조가 각각 알파 피넨, 베타 피넨, 델타 리모넨으로 달리한 수지를 타이어 트레드 배합물에 첨가하여 알킬 페놀 수지의 배합물과 물성 차이를 비교하였다. 알킬 페놀 수지는 웨트 트랙션과 관련 있는 0 ℃에서 탄젠트 델타가 테르펜 개질 페놀 수지와 큰 차이가 없지만 구름저항과 관련 있는 80℃에서 탄젠트 델타가 높게 나타나 연비 개선 효과가 적었다. 테르펜 개질 페놀 수지 중 베타 피넨은 웨트 트랙션과 연비 개선 효과가 다른 수지에 비해 고르게 나타났으며, 델타 리모넨 수지는 웨트 트랙션 개선효과가 가장 좋았고, 인장강도 및 마모 성능은 알킬 페놀 수지가 비교적 높게 나왔다. 모든 테르펜 개질 수지는 구름저항에서 알킬 페놀수지보다 우수하여 연비 개선효과 좋다고 할 수 있으며, 블랭크에 비해 다른 특성도 나아지는 효과를 보였다. 이 시험에서 사용된 페놀 수지의 특성을 참고하여 타이어 컴파운드를 배합할 때 개질된 테르펜 페놀 수지를 선택하면 웨트 트랙션, 구름저항 등의 특성을 효과적으로 개선한 컴파운드를 만들 수 있다.