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