SHORT SISAL FIBER-REINFORCED NATURAL-RUBBER COMPOSITES - HIGH-ENERGY RADIATION, THERMAL AND OZONE DEGRADATION

Authors
VARGHESE S KURIAKOSE B THOMAS S
Citation
S. Varghese et al., SHORT SISAL FIBER-REINFORCED NATURAL-RUBBER COMPOSITES - HIGH-ENERGY RADIATION, THERMAL AND OZONE DEGRADATION, Polymer degradation and stability, 44(1), 1994, pp. 55-61
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Polymer degradation and stability → ACNP
ISSN journal
01413910
Volume
44
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
55 - 61
Database
ISI
SICI code
0141-3910(1994)44:1<55:SSFNC->2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
The effects of acetylation and bonding agent on thermal ageing, gamma- radiation and ozone resistance of short sisal fibre reinforced natural rubber composites have been evaluated. At high fibre loadings the com posites showed better resistance to ageing, especially in the presence of bonding agent. Acetylation of fibre and fibre orientation were als o found to reduce the extent of degradation. The dosage of gamma-radia tion was found to influence the extent of the retention/degradation pr ocess.