• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.167-174
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• 2003

Thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPV) or dynamic vulcanizates are thermoplastic elastomers produced by simultaneous mixing and crosslinking of a rubber and a thermoplastic. The objective of the present work is to investigate the effects of different types of peroxides as curing agents on the properties of PP/EPDM TPVs. The mechanical properties change significantly with the chemical nature of the peroxides and the extent of crosslinking at a fixed PP/EPDM blend ratio. The tensile strength of the TPVs obtained with the various peroxides can be related to the solubility parameters of the polymers and of the peroxides. The Young's modulus of the peroxide-cured TPVs can be correlated with the delta torque values of equivalent thermoset EPDM vulcanizates, corresponding to the crosslinking efficiencies of the peroxides.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.35-47
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• 2017

A comprehensive survey of the available literature showed that in the last few decades, there has been a growing interest in the use of thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs). TPVs are the second largest group of soft thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) after styrene-based block copolymers, and offer a wide range of potential and proven applications, including in mechanical rubber goods, under-the-hood applications in the automotive field, industrial hose applications, electrical applications, consumer goods, and soft touch applications. Over the last two decades, TPVs have shown a strong and steady market growth (~12% per year). Commercialized TPVs are commonly based on blends of ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber and polypropylene (PP), and to a lesser extent on combinations of butyl or nitrile rubber with PP. EPDM/PP TPVs are characterized by finely dispersed crosslinked EPDM rubber particles (particles size varying between 0.5 and $2.0{\mu}m$) distributed in a continuous thermoplastic PP matrix. If the rubber particles of such a blend are small enough and if they are vulcanized well enough, then the properties of the blend are generally improved. This review article introduces various topics and aspects relevant to EPDM/PP TPVs. The development of TPVs, the use of various types of crosslinking systems and co-agents as crosslinking agents for PP/EPDM blends, the morphology and rheology of TPVs, and their typical end-use applications are also reviewed.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.157-165
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• 1997

The morphology of the thermoplastic vulcanizates prepared from ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer, polypropylene and high density polyethylene(HDPE) or ethylene based ionomer were studied. Blends were prepared in a laboratory internal mixer where EPDM was cured in the presence of PP and HDPE or ionomer under shear with dicumyl peroxide(DCP). The effects of DCP concentration and rubber/plastics composition were studied. In the morphological analysis by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), a small amount of EPDM acted as a compatibilizer to HDPE and PP. It was also revealed that the dynamic vulcanization process could reduce the domain size of the crosslinked EPDM phase. When ionomer was added to EPDM/PP blend, the thermoplastic vulcanizate showed typical ductile fracture topology and the trend was more clearly observed when DCP contents and ionomer contents are higher.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.315-322
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• 2009

이피디엠/폴리프로필렌 열가소성 경화물을 오일의 배합 순서를 달리한 두 가지 방식(오일 블렌드 후 가교방식과 가교 후 오일 블렌드 방식)으로 제조하여 가교도(겔분율), 경도, 인장강도, 신율, 용융흐름지수 등을 조사, 오일의 블렌드 방식이 열가소성 경화물의 물성에 미치는 영향을 알아보았다. 오일의 블렌드 방식에 따른 두 경화물의 가교도와 기계적 물성의 차는 크지 않았으나, 가공성에 있어서는 가교 후 오일 블렌드 방식으로 제조한 경화물의 용융흐름지수가 현저히 증가한 결과를 보였다.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.27-32
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• 2006

Thermoplastic elastomer(TPE) has many advantages such as high flexibility, high elasticity and high elongation, etc. TPE is easily molded as plastic materials, therefore, many TPE parts are applied as home appliances and mechanical parts. However, its mechanical properties would be changed by injection molding conditions such as melt temperature, mold temperature, injection pressure and holding pressure, etc. In this study, the influences of the injection molding condition on the mechanical properties as tensile strength, hardness of thermoplastic vulcanizates(TPVs), which is one of the TPE, were investigated. By the injection molding experiment, the molding's tensile strength and hardness was influenced on the melt temperature and composition ratio of PP and EPDM. The morphology of moldings were shown by the scanning electron microscope.

• 한국소성가공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소성가공학회 2005년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.265-268
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• 2005

Thermoplastic elastormer (TPE) has many advantages such as high flexibility, high elasticity and high elongation, etc. TPE is easily molded such as plastic materials, therefore, many TPE parts are applied as home appliances and mechanical parts. However, if TPE is once molded, its mechanical properties are changed by injection molding conditions such as melt temperature, mold temperature, injection pressure and holding pressure, etc. In this study, the influences of the injection molding condition on the mechanical properties of thermoplastic vulcanizates(TPVs), which is one of the TPE, were investigated. By the injection molding experiment, as increasing the melt temperature, the tensile strength, shrinkage and hardness decreased. By the scanning electron microscope (SEM) analyzing the TPVs' crystallization, the morphology was affected by the melt temperature.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.341-346
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• 1996

The fracture mechanics investigation of the thermoplastic vulcanizates(TPV) from EPDM and PP/Ionomer ternary blends was performed in terms of the J-integral by measuring fracture energy via the locus method. The TPV from ternary blends consisting of EPDM, PP and ionomer were prepared in a laboratory integral mixer by blending and vulcanizing simultaneously. Vulcanization was performed with dicumyl peroxide (DCP) and the composition of EPDM and PP was fixed at 50/50 by weight. Two kinds of poly(ethylene-co-methacrylic acid) (EMA) lonomers were used. The J-integral values at crack initiation, Jc, of the dynamically vulcanized EPDM and PP/EMA Ionomer ternary blends were affected by the cation types $(Na^+\;or\;Zn^{2+})$ and contents(5-20wt%) of the added EMA Ionomers. The ternary blend containing 20wt% zinc-neutralized EMA Ionomer and 1.0phr DCP showed the highest Jc values of the blends.

• Composites Research
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.192-198
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• 2021

전기차의 수요 및 보급이 확대됨에 따라 차량 내 이음(buzz, squeak, rattle, BSR) 개선에 대한 요구가 커지고 있다. 이에 풍절음, 도어 글라스 및 차량 진동을 차단하는 인너벨트 웨더스트립(innerbelt weatherstrip)의 댐핑(damping) 특성 향상을 통해 BSR을 저감하는 기술 개발이 필수적이다. 기존 열경화성(thermoset) 탄성체 대비 가볍고 재활용이 가능한 열가소성(thermoplastic) 탄성체가 주목을 받고 있지만 낮은 소재 댐핑과 영구압축줄음률(compression set)로 인해 도어 글라스와 웨더스트립 간 마찰 소음을 발생하는 문제가 있다. 고분자 댐핑 특성은 점탄성(viscoelastic)에 좌우되므로, 본 연구에서는 인너벨트 웨더스트립과 도어 글라스 간 마찰 소음을 개선하기 위해 EPDM (ethylene-propylene-diene monomer)/PP (polypropylene) thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPV)의 재료설계인자(EPDM/PP 비율, EPDM 내 ENB 함량)에 따른 점탄성 분석을 통해 소재 댐핑 특성을 평가하였다. EPDM/PP 비율에 따른 분석을 통해 PP 비율이 낮을수록 소재가 연화되고, 탄성회복력(resilience)이 증가하여 저장탄성률(storage modulus)은 10.8% 감소하고 댐핑 특성을 의미하는 감쇠계수(tanδ)는 88.2% 증가함을 확인하였다. 또한 EPDM 내 ENB 함량이 높을수록 소재의 가교밀도(crosslink density)가 증가하지만, 동적가교(dynamic vulcanizate) 과정 중 PP에 분산된 EPDM particle의 크기가 감소한다. 이로 인해 증가된 EPDM/PP 계면 간 면적 증가로 인해 계면 미끄러짐에서 기인한 손실탄성률(loss modulus)이 24.7% 증가하여 댐핑 특성이 향상되었다. 재료설계인자에 따른 물성분석을 바탕으로 최적 소재(낮은 PP 비율(14 wt%), 높은 ENB 함량 (8.9 wt%))를 배합한 결과 소재 댐핑 특성(tanδ peak)은 기존 소재(PP27, EPDM/PP 30/27, ENB content 5.7 wt%) 대비 140% 증가하여 재료설계인자에 따라 댐핑 특성을 제어할 수 있음을 확인하였다. 설계된 소재의 글라스 마찰 소음 개선 효과를 확인하기 위해 stick-slip 시험을 통해 마찰 소음을 평가하였다. 소재 댐핑 특성이 향상됨에 따라 마찰 진동의 가속도 peak가 약 57.9% 감소하였다. 이러한 결과로부터 재료설계인자에 따른 소재 댐핑 특성 향상을 통해 인너벨트 웨더스트립의 글라스 마찰 소음을 개선할 수 있음을 확인하였으며, 향후 소재 재료설계인자에 따른 물성 제어를 통해 부품의 요구 성능에 맞는 다양한 재료설계에 활용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Advances in materials Research
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.175-183
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• 2014

Natural rubber bound phenolic antioxidant, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-vinylphenol (2,6-DBVP), was prepared from natural rubber and 2,6-DBVP in both solution and melt state. The 2,6-DBVP had been synthesized from 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde and methyltriphenylphosphonium iodide ($MePPh_3I$) by Wittig reaction ($0^{\circ}C$ for 2 hrs, $N_2$ atmosphere). The conditions for preparation of natural rubber bound 2,6-DBVP (NR-DBVP) were optimized for both solution state (1 phr BPO and 8 phr 2,6-DBVP at $70^{\circ}C$ for 2 hrs) and for melt state (1 phr BPO and 8 phr 2,6-DBVP at $70^{\circ}C$ for 10 mins, with rotor speed of 60 rpm). A thermoplastic vulcanizate was obtained using a compatibilizer, polypropylene modified with phenolic resin (PhHRJ-PP), in a closed mixer ($180^{\circ}C$ for 3 mins, rotor speed 60 rpm). The antioxidant properties of vulcanized NR-DBVP, using phenolic as the vulcanization system, were similar to NR with the conventional antioxidant BHT. In addition, the antioxidant, water leaching property of the thermoplastic vulcanizate of NR-DBVP/PP were good in comparison to a NR blend with BHT; the morphologies of these thermoplastic vulcanizates were similar.

• 폴리머
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.436-442
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• 2003

에틸렌-프로필렌 디엔 고무 (EPDM)와 같은 열경화성 탄성체는 자동차의 스폰지 웨더스트립 (sponge weatherstrip)에 적용되는 주 재료이다. 그러나 열경화성 탄성체의 특성 때문에 환경적인 문제가 야기된다. 더구나 EPDM 재료의 weatherstrip 제조 시 배합, 가류와 같은 여러 생산 공정을 거쳐야 함으로 생산 단계별 품질산포가 크고 제품의 형상 유지가 어려워 품질의 안정성이 떨어진다. 따라서 재활용과 획기적인 제조기술 그리고 수발포를 할 수 있는 새로운 열가소성 가황체 (TPV)재료 개발로 종래의 EPDM 웨드스트립 제조 문제들을 개선이 필요하게 되었다. 본 연구에서는 TPV 수발포 공정에서의 발포체의 밀도와 구조적인 면을 물의 양과 발포 온도 등의 가공 조건들의 영향을 수행하여 TPV가 수발포로서 균일한 발포체를 얻을 수 있다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 연구결과 EPDM 웨더스트립의 많은 재활용이 곤란한 문제점 등을 해결할 수 있고, 이 새로운 발포 기술은 고무산업에 돌파구를 만들어 나갈 것으로 기대된다.