The rheological behavior of a short-polyester-fiber-filled polyurethane
elastomer composite containing different bonding agents
has been studied in the temperature range 120-160°C and in the
shear rate range 63-608 s-'. The composite with and without
bonding agents showed a pseudoplastic behavior which decreased
with the increase of temperature. Composites containing bonding
agents based on polypropyleneglycol and 4,4'-diphenylmethanediisocyanate
showed the lowest viscosity values at a particular
shear rate, whereas composites containing a glycerol- (GL) based
bonding agent showed the highest viscosity. The viscosity of the
composite decreased sharply after a particular temperature (140°C) and the fall was less drastic in the composite containing
a GL-based bonding agent.
Sunil K Narayanankutty(Elsevier Science Limited, May 17, 1997)
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The thermal degradation of short polyester fiber reinforced polyurethane composites
with and without different bonding agents has been studied by thermogravimetric
analysis . It was found that degradation of the polyurethane takes
place in two steps and that of the composites takes place in three steps. With
the incorporation of 30 phr of fiber in the matrix , the onset of degradation was
shifted from 230 to 238 ° C. The presence of bonding agents in the virgin elastomer
and the composite gave an improved thermal stability . Results of kinetic studies
showed that the degradation of polyurethane and the reinforced composites with
and without bonding agents follows first -order reaction kinetics
Rani, Joseph(Gordon and Breach Science Publishers S.A., October 16, 1992)
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Butyl (IIR) tube reclaim (RR) was mixed with carbon black filled natural rubber (NR) compounds at
various percentages. The blend containing a low percentage of RR was found to show improved ageing
resistance and improved processability with out much reduction in the mechanical properties.
Sunil K Narayanankutty(Elsevier Science Publishers Ltd., August 29, 1991)
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The thermal degradation of short kevlar fibre-thermoplastic polyurethane
(TPU) composites has been studied by Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). TGA showed that the thermal
degradation of TPU takes place in two steps with peak maxima (T1max and
T2ma,) at 383°C and 448°C, respectively. In the presence of 10-40 phr of short
kevlar fibres, T1_ and T2max were shifted to lower temperatures. The
temperature of onset of degradation was increased from 245 to 255°C at 40
parts per hundred rubber (phr) fibre loading. Kinetic studies showed that the
degradation of TPU and kevlar-TPU composite follows first-order reaction
kinetics. The DSC study showed that there is an improvement in thermal
stability of TPU in the presence of 20 phr of short kevlar fibres.