Friction, Abrasion and Crack Growth Behavior of In-Situ and Ex-Situ Silica Filled Rubber Composites

The article focuses on comparing the friction, abrasion, and crack growth behavior of two different kinds of silica-filled tire tread compounds loaded with (a) in-situ generated alkoxide silica and (b) commercial precipitated silica-filled compounds. The rubber matrix consists of solution styrene bu...

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Main Authors: Sankar Raman Vaikuntam, Eshwaran Subramani Bhagavatheswaran, Fei Xiang, Sven Wießner, Gert Heinrich, Amit Das, Klaus Werner Stöckelhuber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/2/270