Volume 142, Issue 2 e56334
RESEARCH ARTICLE

Exploring the wear resistance of EPDM-PAE/SWCNTs composites with a novel perspective of micro-network structure

Yiran Jing

Yiran Jing

Key Laboratory of Rubber-Plastics, Ministry of Education, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, Qingdao, China

Contribution: Data curation (equal), Formal analysis (lead), ​Investigation (lead), Writing - original draft (lead), Writing - review & editing (equal)

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Guangyong Liu

Corresponding Author

Guangyong Liu

Key Laboratory of Rubber-Plastics, Ministry of Education, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, Qingdao, China

Correspondence

Guangyong Liu, Key Laboratory of Rubber-Plastics, Ministry of Education, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, Qingdao 266042, China.

Email: [email protected]

Contribution: Conceptualization (lead), Data curation (lead), Funding acquisition (lead), Methodology (lead), Visualization (lead)

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First published: 14 October 2024
Citations: 1

Abstract

The effect of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) on the crosslinking network structure of Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomers (EPDM)—Polyamide elastomers (PAE) is investigated in detail using Hansen Solubility Parameter (HSP) theory. Rheological method and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) are used to investigate the effect of SWCNTs on the molecular chain movement and their interaction with the filler network of EPDM-PAE. The DIN abrasion test is conducted to obtain the effect of SWCNTs on the wear characteristics of EPDM-PAE/SWCNTs composites. The linear synergistic relationship between crosslinking density and wear volume indicates that the change in wear properties is contributed by the micro-network structure. The addition of SWCNTs increases the chemical crosslinking density and improves the wear properties of EPDM-PAE. However, the decrease in the physical crosslinking density leads to an increase in the degree of internal friction within the network structure, resulting in a decrease in the wear performance. Changes in wear resistance can be related to the micro-network structure, which provides a novel approach to studying the wear characteristics of high-performance elastomers. It is also an innovative work based on the network structure to guide the preparation of new wear-resistant elastomeric materials.

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT

The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author.

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