Table 4. The Modified Compounding Formulation by RCAD Results.
Experiment No. | | N6-1 | N6-2 | N6-3 | N6-4 | N6-5 | N6-6 | N6-7 | N6-8 | N6-9 |
Rubber | Reclaimed tire rubber | phr | 85 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
Virgin NR | | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Filler | NR powder | | 30 | 40 | 50 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 30 | 40 | 50 |
CB (N550) | | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Curing | Acc. NS | | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
ZnO | | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
SA | | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
S | | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Total | | | 142.3 | 152.3 | 162.3 | 144.8 | 154.8 | 164.8 | 149.8 | 159.8 | 169.8 |
Mechanical Properties | TS | MPa | 6.8 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.1 |
EB | % | 268 | 267 | 251 | 292 | 283 | 267 | 335 | 311 | 284 |
M50 | MPa | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
M100 | MPa | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
M200 | MPa | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Mooney | ML1+4 100°C | 33 | 34.1 | 66.2 | 51.3 | 52.3 | 59.3 | 46.8 | 49.3 | 51 |
Cure Characteristics | ML | dM.m | 2.97 | 3.00 | 3.59 | 2.48 | 2.64 | 3.14 | 2.43 | 2.63 | 2.68 |
MH | dM.m | 13.26 | 12.32 | 12.88 | 12.84 | 12.36 | 12.16 | 12.64 | 12 | 11.02 |
MH-ML | dM.m | 10.29 | 9.32 | 9.29 | 10.36 | 9.72 | 9.02 | 10.21 | 9.37 | 8.34 |
tc10 | Min | 3 | 2.73 | 2.85 | 3.08 | 3.00 | 2.92 | 3.30 | 3.15 | 2.77 |
tc90 | Min | 8.15 | 8.42 | 8.35 | 8.45 | 8.24 | 8.50 | 8.57 | 8.57 | 8.6 |
Curing-index | min−2 | 19.42 | 17.57 | 18.18 | 18.62 | 19.08 | 17.92 | 18.98 | 18.45 | 17.15 |