Improving adhesion between aramid fibers and natural rubber through morphological and synthetic modification of the fibers

• Published in: Journal of applied polymer science Vol. 135; no. 24
• Main Authors: Kanbargi, Nihal, Lesser, Alan J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 20.06.2018
• Subjects: Adhesion tests; Carbon dioxide; composites; Coupling agents; crosslinking; Failure analysis; Fibers; Materials science; mechanical properties; Natural rubber; Polymers; Properties (attributes); Rubber; structure–property relationships

ABSTRACT In this article, we present new methods to improve the adhesion between poly(paraphenylene terephthalamide) fibers and a natural rubber for tire reinforcement. Fiber pretreatments are applied to create new surface morphologies on the fiber that enables enhanced adhesion between the fiber an...