Tensile Strength - Compounding Tips
NR How to improve Tensile strength in Natural rubber ? In Natural rubber based compounds avoid using peptizer such as dibenzamido-diphenyl disulfide or pentachlorothiophenol (PCTP) because it may reduce the ultimate tensile strength of the compound. EPDM: 1.Use semicrystalline EPDM grades (with higher ethylene content) to impart higher ultimate tensile strength. 2.Increasing the molecular weight of EPDM can result in an improved ultimate tensile strength