摘要:
A functional polymer having at least one substituent capable of forming a stable free radical is formed by polymerizing a diene monomer, such as butadiene, to form a first polymer block of the functional polymer. The first polymer block has a weight average molecular weight of less than 150,000. A vinyl aromatic monomer, such as styrene, is polymerized to form at least a second polymer block of the functional polymer. The copolymer is contacted with a stable free radical providing compound to form the functional polymer. By adding sufficient vinyl aromatic monomer, a low molecular weight functional rubber polymer can be rendered processable at ambient temperatures, while maintaining a solution viscosity which is suited to subsequent free radical catalyzation of vinyl aromatic monomers.
摘要:
A rubber-modified asphalt composition is provided. The asphalt composition includes asphalt, a rubber including at least high vinyl poly(conjugated diene), and at least one phenolic curing resin. The high vinyl poly(conjugated diene) has a vinyl content of at least 35%. The use of phenolic curing agents results in improvements to the softening point of the present asphalt composition while also improving toughness and tenacity.
摘要:
A rubber-modified asphalt composition is provided. The rubber includes at least a polydiene and may further include vinyl-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon monomer contributed units. The rubber is cured by a bismaleimide. The present composition demonstrates improvements in the softening point of the asphalt composition.
摘要:
A process for interpolymerizing a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon polymer and a block polymer is disclosed. The process includes the following steps: (a) forming a block polymer precursor of at least one polymeric block containing conjugated diene monomer contributed units in the presence of an anionic initiator and in an inert diluent, the block polymer precursor having living ends; and (b) thereafter adding to the block polymer precursor a charge of a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon monomer and an additional charge of an anionic initiator to simultaneously form (1) a block polymer having a terminal block formed from the charge of vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon monomer attached to the block polymer precursor and (2) a poly(vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon) polymer interpolymedzed with the block polymer. The practice of this process produces a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon block terminated block polymer, such as SBS, interpolymerized with a polymer formed from vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon monomer, such as polystyrene. The resultant interpolymer has a high Gardner Impact strength and good processibility.
摘要:
Disclosed is a solution-applied laminate release system useful in improving release properties toward uncured rubber to rubber bladders and, particularly, tire assembly machine (TAM) bladders having at least a portion of their outer surface covered with the releasing system comprised of (a) a primer system comprising (i) at least one layer of a halogenating treating agent and (ii) at least one layer of a silane coupling agent overlaid by (b) a layer of at least one layer of silicone release coating bonded to the silane coupling agent layer.
摘要:
A polymer composition for use in making thermoformed products which comprises a blend of: (1) 20 to 75% by weight of a polyvinylaromatic resin, (2) 20 to 75% by weight of S.sub.1 -(B/S.sub.2).sub.n type block copolymer wherein S.sub.1 and S.sub.2 are vinylaromatic block polymers, B is a diene block polymer, (B/S.sub.2) represents a tapered or non-tapered block copolymer and the S.sub.1 block is 5 to 20% by weight of the block copolymer, (S.sub.1 +S.sub.2) is 65 to 95% by weight of the block copolymer, and the total block styrene content of the block copolymer ranges between 35 and 80% by weight, and (3) 0.5 to 10% by weight a diene-vinylaromatic block copolymer (B'-S') containing 10-60% by weight of the vinylaromatic polymer block.
摘要:
Modified rubber compositions are described which comprise at least one polymer rubber containing carbon-carbon unsaturation, at least one aromatic furazan oxide, and at least one hydrocarbon-soluble transition metal salt. When a transition metal salt is included in such polymer rubber formulations containing aromatic furazan oxides, the undesirable odors which normally characteristic of such rubber formulations is diminished or eliminated without significantly reducing the other desirable characteristics of the vulcanized rubbers. For example, filled vulcanizates made by vulcanizing mixtures in accordance with the invention exhibit high rebound, and tires which are formulated to include at least a portion of the cured vulcanizates in the tread exhibit reduced rolling resistance. Preferably, the hydrocarbon-soluble transition metal salts are the aliphatic or alicyclic monocarboxylic acid salts or cobalt, iron, nickel or manganese.
摘要:
Modified rubber compositions are described which when cured exhibit high rebound and reduced hysteresis. The uncured rubber compositions are prepared by reacting (a) at least one polymer rubber containing an alkali metal and carbon-carbon unsaturation with (b) at least one aromatic six-membered heterocyclic nitrogen-containing compound substituted with a group capable of reacting with the alkali metal of the polymer rubber. Filled vulcanizates made by vulcanizing a composition comprising at least one of the above-described uncured modified rubber compositions and one or more reinforcing fillers also are described. When tire treads are prepared utilizing the filled vulcanizates of the present invention, the tires exhibit improved properties such as reduced running temperature and rolling resistance.
摘要:
It now has been found that uncured rubber composition comprising rubbers having an unsaturated carbon chain and at least one carbon black can be improved by including therein, a minor property-improving amount of at least one aromatic heterocyclic di-N-oxide compound of the partial formula ##STR1## wherein the depicted carbon atoms are part of an optionally substituted aromatic ring, and R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, halohydrocarbyl, hydrocarbyloxy, hydrocarbyl sulfonyl, hydrocarbyl thio, hydrocarbylsulfoxidyl, halogen, amino,--CN--OH--CHO--CH(O hydrocarbyl)2--C(O)R.sup.3--C(O)OR.sup.3--C(N--OH)R.sup.3--C(O)NR.sup.3 R.sup.6--CH.dbd.N--NH--C(O)OR.sup.3--CH.sub.2 OC(O)CH.sub.3--R.sup.4 YR.sup.3--C(O)NHR.sup.4 OH--C(NH)NR.sup.7 R.sup.8,or--C(O)NHN(R.sup.3).sub.2wherein each R.sup.3 is independently hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl group, R.sup.4 is a divalent hydrocarbyl group, R.sup.6 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, --R.sup.4 OR.sup.3, or --R.sup.4 COOR.sup.3 ; R.sup.7 is hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl group; R.sup.8 is hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl, an amino, or a hydroxyl group; R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 may be hydrocarbyl groups joined together to form a ring including the nitrogen atom, and Y is O, divalent S, --NH--, --S(O)-- or --S(O).sub.2 or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be joined together to form further ring systems which may be saturated or unsaturated, and further substituted or unsubstituted. When vulcanizates are prepared from such uncured rubber compositions, particularly when the carbon black used therein has an average surface area of at least about 20 m.sup.2 /g, the vulcanizates exhibit reduced low strain hysteresis and exhibit no significant undesirable odor.In another aspect of the invention, a filled vulcanizate made by vulcanizing uncured compositions of the type described above and containing a filler, particularly carbon black, is improved in filler interaction, hysteresis, modulus, compression set and resiliency. Rubber articles and portions thereof made from such vulcanizates such as tires, hoses, belts, springs, treads, sidewalls, and the like can be made utilizing the improved filled vulcanizates of the invention.
摘要:
It now has been found that the properties of filled rubber compositions comprising rubbers having an unsaturated carbon chain can be improved by including therein, a minor property-improving amount of at least one 1,3-dihydroxy-benzimidazolinone or derivative compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen, or a halogen, hydroxyl, lower hydrocarbyl, lower hydrocarbyloxy, lower hydrocarbylthio, lower hydrocarbyl nitrile, carboxyl, cyano, nitro, amino, amide or --C(O)--R'" where R'" is an aryl or a lower hydrocarbyl group; each R' independently is H, lower alkyl, acyl, CONR"2 or CONHR" where R" is alkyl or aryl. When vulcanizates are prepared from such uncured rubber compositions, the vulcanizates exhibit reduced low strain hysteresis and a high electrical resistivity.In another aspect of the invention, a filled vulcanizate made by vulcanizing uncured compositions of the type described above and containing a filler, particularly carbon black, is improved in filler interaction, hysteresis, modulus, compression set and resiliency. Rubber articles and portions thereof such as tires, hoses, belts, springs, tread, sidewalls and the like can be made utilizing the improved filled vulcanizates of the invention.