Effect of blend ratio on the phase structure and ozone aging resistance of ethylene-propylene-diene, butyl, and chlorobutyl rubber blends

In the present study, the effect of elastomer ratios in solution-based mixtures on the formation of the phase structure and properties of compositions based on butyl rubber, chlorobutyl rubber, and ethylene-propylene-diene rubber was investigated. This work determined the influence of the elastomer ratios in uncured blends and their impact on the patterns of phase structure formation in multicomponent polymer systems, alterations in molecular mobility, and their influence on ozone resistance. Attenuated total reflectance – Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy was employed to analyze the chemical structure of the polymer surfaces. The influence of blend ratio (mass percentage ratios of 100/0, 80/20, 60/40, 50/50, 40/60, 20/80, and 0/100) on the phase structure and surface ozone oxidation was studied. The green strengths of the blends of ethylene-propylene-diene rubber and butyl/chlorobutyl rubbers were studied over a wide range of blend ratios.