Some Tribological Characterization of “EPDM” Rubber
Journal Title: Tribology in Industry - Year 2014, Vol 36, Issue 2
Abstract
Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM) rubber emerges as a dominant elastomer for major engineering applications. The major properties of EPDM are its outstanding heat, ozone and weather resistance ability. It has a good resistance to polar substances and steam condition too. In automobiles EPDM rubber has a common use as seals. This includes door seals, window seals, trunk seals and sometimes hood seals. Frequently these seals are the source of noise due to the movement of the door versus the car body. This is due to friction between the EPDM rubber parts and the mating surfaces. Thus, the contact iteration between the rubber sealing and the indenting object must be known to optimize the performance of rubber sealing. However, it is need less to mention that the behaviour of any viscoelastic material is very difficult to be predicted. In the present work various tribo-characteristics of EPDM rubber of different hardness have been evaluated utilizing the available laboratory test facilities in the Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. Compression tests have been carried out using ‘Instron’ to determine the flow behaviour of EPDM rubber of different hardness both in dry as well as under different conditions of lubrication. The flow behaviour like load -vs.- elongation curves, true stress -vs.- elongation curves and true stress -vs.- true strain curves have been drawn from the experimental data. Abrasive wear behaviour has been evaluated using a two-body abrasion tester and the pattern abrasion has been appraised through SEM/EDAX study. Experimental results reveal that the hardness of EPDM rubber has significant effect on the flow behaviour and wear characteristics. The hardness, again, depends on the proportion of carbon black (CB) content. Thus it can be stated that the flow behaviour can be governed by controlling the CB concentration in the EPDM rubber. Based on the experimental results conclusion has been drawn accordingly. Some of the important tribo-characteristics of EPDM have been highlighted. Light has also been shed on various possible areas of further researches those should be undertaken in the future to come.
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A. Mukhopadhyay
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