Thermal and mechanical properties of carbon-based rubber nanocomposites: a review

ABSTRACT

Developing thermally conductive rubber nanocomposites for heat management is a difficult task for many applications, including tires. Even though rubber materials generally have poor thermal conductivity, the addition of various conductive fillers is required to prevent heat accumulation. However, high filler loading has a significant effect on the mechanical properties of the final product. In addition to the role of filler loading, structure, and morphology, various types of functionalization are required to improve the incorporation of the fillers in the rubber matrix. The main objective of this review is to summarise recent investigations on the thermal and mechanical properties of rubber nanocomposites filled with carbon-based particles such as carbon black, carbon nanotubes, and graphene derivatives.

KEYWORDS:

• Rubber
• thermal conductivity
• mechanical properties
• carbon-based fillers

Acknowledgement

The authors acknowledge the financial support of the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and CAMSO-BR (Canada).

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Data availability statement

Data available in a publicly accessible repository. The data presented in this study are available in the reported references.

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Funding

Funding was received from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (RGPIN-2016-05958).