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Melt blending of hybrid nanofillers with rubber matrices could make rubber nanocomposites more attractive for industrial applications. In this work, the low-amplitude dynamic shear modulus of polyisoprene rubber filled with carbon nanotubes or nano-graphite, individually or in combination with carbon black, was measured. A rationalisation of the results highlighted interactive effects of carbon allotropes on the mechanical reinforcement of rubber nanocomposites. The filler–matrix interfacial area was identified as a parameter able to correlate the moduli values of different fillers, by reducing them to a common master curve.
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Agnelli, S. et al. (2017). Mechanical Reinforcement in a Polyisoprene Rubber by Hybrid Nanofillers. In: Grellmann, W., Langer, B. (eds) Deformation and Fracture Behaviour of Polymer Materials. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 247. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41879-7_31
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