Abstract:
To obtain good dispersion and interface properties of SiO
2 in ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (EPDM) composites, a series of macromolecular coupling agents with different grafting ratios were synthesized by conventional free radical polymerization, that is EPDM, methyl methacrylate (MMA) and γ-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxy silane (KH-570) terpolymer. The macromolecular coupling agents with different grafting ratios were used to modify SiO
2/EPDM composites. FTIR,
1H-NMR, TGA, DMA and SEM were used to characterize the structure of terpolymer and properties of SiO
2/EPDM composites. The results show that the compatibility of SiO
2/EPDM composites is improved significantly after SiO
2 surface treated by macromolecular coupling agent. The tensile and tear strength of SiO
2/EPDM composites is increased up to 109.4% and 44.0% respectively when comparing with the composites without coupling agent. The storage modulus and glass transition temperature of SiO
2/EPDM composites have been increased after SiO
2 surface treatment.