• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.229-234
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• 2020

Automobile wiper blades are generally treated with chlorine to lower their friction coefficient with the windshield surface. This treatment could affect the crosslink density measurement of rubber vulcanizates, a material used in windshield wipers, which would consequently alter its chemical and physical properties. Therefore, this study evaluated the influence of chlorination on crosslink density measurements of natural rubber (NR) vulcanizates using a vehicle wiper blade. A method for determining the degree of chlorination was developed where the interaction parameter between the rubber and the swelling solvent was corrected. A decrease in the rubber sample swelling ratio was observed upon chlorination, and the chlorination penetrated less than 1% of the sample thickness. The chlorinated NR was assumed to be chloroprene rubber (CR), which was used to correct the interaction parameter. The results showed the CR contributed approximately 7% to the parameter.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.3292-3297
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• 2014

자동차의 와이퍼 블레이드(Wiper Blade, W/B)의 마찰계수를 낮추기 위하여 고무 표면을 염소 처리하였다. 염소처리 방법으로는 물 $20.0{\ell}$에 35.0% 염산(HCl)과 5.25% 차아염소산소다(NaOCl)를 각각 $300m{\ell}$, $400m{\ell}$를 첨가한 염소처리용액을 만든 후, 2분에서 20분 동안 처리하였다. 처리 후의 표면 특성은 IR 스펙트럼, 마찰계수 측정기, EPMA를 이용하였다. IR 스펙트럼으로 부터 W/B 고무 표면의 염소화 정도를 확인하였다. 마찰계수는 염소처리에 의해 크게 감소하였다. 특히, 염소화 초기에 보다 민감한 영향을 나타내었다. 고무표면 특성을 고무 파단면의 길이 방향에 대하여 EPMA 선분석한 결과를 얻었다. EPMA에 의한 염소침투깊이는 위의 염소농도에서, 염소처리를 5분 실시한 후에 1.2 ${\mu}m$ 임을 알 수 있었다.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.27-36
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• 1998

The surface of wiper blade(W/B) rubber was chlorinated by chemical treatment method using the hydrochloric acid(HCI) and sodium hypochlorite(NaOCl). From the results of contact angle measurement, friction coefficient measurement, and ATR-IR spectra, the surface characteristics of chlorinated W/B rubber with time of chlorination were studied. Contact angles for W/B rubber with increasing time of chlorination and chlorine concentration were measured for the water and ethylene glycol. From the results, contact angle fell rapidly with increasing time of chlorination and chlorine concentration, reaching a constant value after about 10min. And the wettability of W/B rubber surface by means of chlorination has been improved. For an unchlorinated W/B rubber, the friction coefficient with time of chlorination decreased from 1.27 to 0.20~0.23 on full chlorination. As the results it was considered that abrasion resistance of W/B rubber surface has been also improved. The values of pH and $Cl^-$ ion concentration in a chlorine treatment solution decreased as the extent of chlorination of W/B rubber surface increased. From the results of ATR-IR spectra, it was observed that C=C double band of W/B rubber surface transformed into C-Cl band, but quantitative determination of the extent of chlorination was not feasible because of the complexity of chlorination reactions.