A test method for the determination of the peel resistance of the bonded rubber lining of conveyor belt metal drums

Abstract

A test method for the peel resistance of the bonded rubber lining of large of large conveyor belt metal drums is presented that will assist engineer in designing conveyor systems with predetermined specifications. A simple specimen preparation method is developed and the peel strength of the liming is measured using a modified version of the Standard EN 28510-1:2014, 'Adhesives-Peel test for a flexible-bonded-to-rigid test specimen assembly' [1]. The method was applied to various types of samples and it was found that only metal drums where the rubber lining was bonded using hot-vulcanisation under pressure satisfied the condition of the peel force greater than 2 N/m.