Table 5. Vulcanizate Structure of Various Vulcanizates
Crosslink density (10−4 mol/g) | EV-S8 | EV-S10 | EV-S12 | SEV-S8 | SEV-S10 | SEV-S12 |
TCDa | 1.12 | 1.16 | 1.22 | 1.33 | 1.40 | 1.48 |
CCDb | 0.57 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.67 |
FRIc (= a−b) | 0.55 | 0.62 | 0.69 | 0.65 | 0.72 | 0.81 |
Total crosslink density;
Chemical crosslink density by vulcanization reactions between vulcanization agents and matrix rubber;
Crosslink density by filler-rubber interactions (FRI) in a silica-silane system (silica-rubber coupling).