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Thermal properties of compatibilized and filled natural rubber/acrylonitrile butadiene rubber blends

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The thermal behaviour of natural rubber/acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NR/NBR) was studied using thermogravimetry (TG) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) in terms of blend ratio, crosslinking systems, fillers and compatibilizer (neoprene) were analyzed. The presence of NBR markedly increases the thermal stability of their blends and it lies in between NR and NBR. DSC studies revealed the thermodynamic immiscibility of the NR/NBR blends by the presence of two distinct glass transition temperatures and the immiscibility was prominent even in the presence of a compatibilizer.

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Kumari, P., Unnikrishnan, G. Thermal properties of compatibilized and filled natural rubber/acrylonitrile butadiene rubber blends. J Therm Anal Calorim 114, 67–75 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-012-2864-7

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