The cross linking of EPDM and NBR rubber

Abstract

In the process of macromolecule cross linking, the choice of type and quantity of the components and the experimental conditions are important to obtain the new cross linked materials with better mechanical and chemical characteristics. The cross linking method depends on the rubber type and structure. Intermolecular cross linking results in the formation elastomer network. The basis of the cross linking process, between ethylene propylene diene rubber (EPDM) and acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR), is a chemical reaction. Fillers and other additives are present in different mass ratios in the material. The exploitation properties of the cross linked materials depend on the quantity of additive in the cross linked systems.

Keywords

• cross linking
• chemical reaction
• filler
• ethylene-propylene-diene rubber
• acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber