Reinforcement the Mechanical Properties of (NR50/SBRs50/OSP) Composites with Oyster Shell Powder and Carbon Black

Abstract

Abstract In this study, the rubber batches composites were prepared using Natural rubber (NR) and synthetic rubber (SBR) as model materials. The composites were reinforced using oyster shell powder (OSP) with particle size less than (225μm). Two groups of samples were prepared with (0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40 and 60 pphr) with loading ratio of OSP and (CB-10pphr) of CB, whereas other composites were without CB. Density, viscosity and multi ultrasound velocity wave devices were applied to characterize the density according to the specification (ASTM-D1817-66) (Densitron), rheological properties with specification (ASTM-D2084-89) standard and mechanical properties, respectively. The result showed significant influence of the reinforcements (OSP) material and (CB) on some of these properties that exhibited an increasing with the increasing of loading ratio of (OSP) and (CB), such as density, relaxation amplitude and compressibility, but the other properties were decreasing like viscosity, relaxation time, velocity waves, bulk modulus and specific acoustic impedance.