Publication Type : Journal Article
Publisher : Rubber Chemistry and Technology
Source : Rubber Chemistry and Technology, Volume 84, Issue 4, p.455-473 (2011)
Keywords : Box-Behnken design, Butadiene, Contour plot, Cyanides, Design, Design of experiments, Di-cumyl peroxides, Elongation at break, Heat aging, Launch vehicles, Layered silicate, Mechanical behavior, Mechanical properties, Nano clays, Nanoclay loadings, Nanocomposites, Optimal performance, Optimization, Oxygen permeation, Polymer blends, Regression equation, Response surface, Rubber composite, Satellite launch vehicles, Silica, Silica content, Silicates, Tensile strength
Campus : Coimbatore
School : School of Engineering
Center : Center for Excellence in Advanced Materials and Green Technologies
Department : Chemical
Year : 2011
Abstract : pThe mechanical behavior of acrylonitrile butadiene copolymer (NBR)-organomodified layered silicate (nanoclay) was modeled using design of experiments approach. A Box-Behnken design with three factors and three levels was used to model the relationship between properties of NBR nanocomposites and the ingredients. The factors considered in the design were silica content, nanoclay loading, and dicumyl peroxide content. The nanocomposites were evaluated for tensile strength, modulus, elongation at break, oxygen permeation rate, and effect of oil and heat aging on mechanical properties. Regression equations were generated to model the properties of interest and generate response surfaces and contour plots. The predicted properties of the nanocomposites were in good agreement with the experimental results. The contour plots were overlaid within the applied constraints to identify the combination of factor ranges that gives the optimal performance of the nanocomposites for application as control system bladders in satellite launch vehicles./p
Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Meera Balachandran, Bhagawan, S. Sa, and Muraleekrishnan, Rb, “Modeling and optimizing properties of nanoclay-nitrile rubber composites using box-behnken design”, Rubber Chemistry and Technology, vol. 84, no. 4, pp. 455-473, 2011.