The Technology
Rubber products are diverse in materials and properties, however, for any rubber material and fillers and additives materials combination, better properties and longer lifetime are required for better service life and greener products.
New additives based on new fillers are used to improve thermal resistance and flame retardancy of rubber materials. The composites can be modified to exhibit EMF/EMI shielding.
Traditionally, rubber performance is tested under uniaxial conditions—yet real-world applications expose materials to multiaxial stress and extreme temperatures. A novel static and dynamic bulge test is introduced to validate the strength and reliability of the basalt-reinforced composites under realistic, multidimensional stress scenarios.
Advantages
- New rubber composite with controlled and improved properties
- Novel text method for rubber products
Applications and Opportunities
- Rubber industry development tool
- Tire, sensitive electronic and communication systems
- Thermally stable rubber
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