Volume 134, Issue 25
Article

Functionalized graphene-reinforced rubber composite: Mechanical and tribological behavior study

Yanping Wu

Yanping Wu

State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000 China

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 China

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Lei Chen

Lei Chen

State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000 China

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Songlv Qin

Songlv Qin

Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201 China

Department of Polymer Materials, Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444 China

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Jinlong Li

Jinlong Li

Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201 China

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Huidi Zhou

Huidi Zhou

State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000 China

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Jianmin Chen

Corresponding Author

Jianmin Chen

State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000 China

Correspondence to: J. Chen (E-mail: [email protected])Search for more papers by this author
First published: 06 March 2017
Citations: 18

ABSTRACT

A functionalized graphene, fluorinated graphene nanosheets (FGS), and SiO2 nanoparticles as reinforcing fillers were employed to improve the mechanical properties of the solution styrene butadiene and butadiene rubber composites (SSBR-BR). The results showed that the mechanical properties of SSBR-BR composite filled with FGS were substantially improved than those of the unfilled and equivalent filler loaded graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) filled SSBR-BR composites. It can be ascribed to the fact that the hydrophobic surface of FGS can be endowed the good dispersion in rubber matrix and stronger interfacial interaction between rubber and fillers. The tribological properties of these composites are also investigated. The results reveal that incorporation of GO, rGO, and FGS in SSBR-BR composites can decrease antiwear properties because the existence of layered graphene promotes to tear and peel off. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2017, 134, 44970.

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