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Vulcanizable rubber composition
Assignee: DuPont Toray Specialty Materials KK
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Filing: 1988-12-14
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Granted: 1991-08-06
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Expires: 2008-12-14
Abstract
Abstract A vulcanizable ethylene-propylene rubber composition with improved thermal aging resistance is made from ethylene-propylene rubber, an alkoxysilane such as N-(N-vinylbenzylaminoethyl)-gamma-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane or its hydrochloride, a reinforcing filler, and a vulcanizing agent. These vulcanizable ethylene-propylene rubber compositions can also contain vinyl group-containing organopolysiloxane gum. These compositions cure to rubber with excellent mechanical properties, excellent electrical insulation properties, and thermal aging resistance which makes them suitable for electrical wire insulation.
Inventors
- 👤 Masayuki Saito
- 👤 Mitsuo Hamada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 12:40
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B3/00; H01B3/18; H01B3/30; H01B3/44; H01B3/441; C; C08; C08F; C08F255/00; C08F255/02; C08F255/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
A vulcanizable rubber composition comprising (A) 100 parts by weight ethylene-propylene rubber, (B) 0.2 to 2 parts by weight of an alkoxysilane with the general formula ##STR3## in the formula, m is zero or 1, n is 1 to 4, p is zero or 1, and R is a lower alkyl group, or hydrochloride of the alkoxysilane, (C) 20 to 100 parts by weight reinforcing filler, and (D) 0.5 to 10 parts by weight vulcanizing agent for the vulcanization of component (A).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
82 words
A vulcanizable rubber composition comprising (A) 100 parts by weight ethylene-propylene rubber, (B) 0.2 to 2 parts by weight of an alkoxysilane with the general formula ##STR3## in the formula, m is zero or 1, n is 1 to 4, p is zero or 1, and R is a lower alkyl group, or hydrochloride of the alkoxysilane, (C) 20 to 100 parts by weight reinforcing filler, and (D) 0.5 to 10 parts by weight vulcanizing agent for the vulcanization of component (A).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The vulcanizable rubber composition as described in claim 1, further comprising from 5 to 50 parts by weight of vinyl group-containing organopolysiloxane gum as a component (E).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The vulcanizable rubber composition as described in claim 1 further comprising 0.5 to 5 parts by weight of a vulcanization assistant and 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of an aging inhibitor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
The vulcanizable rubber composition as described in claim 3 in which the ethylene-propylene rubber of (A) is an ethylene-propylene-diene copolymer, (B) is a hydrochloride of N-beta-(N-vinylbenzylaminoethyl)-gamma-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, (C) is reinforcing silica, (D) is dicumyl peroxide, the vulcanization assistant is zinc oxide, and the aging inhibitor is 2-mercaptobenzimidazole.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
The vulcanizable rubber composition as described in claim 3 in which the ethylene-propylene rubber of (A) is an ethylene-propylene copolymer, (B) is N-beta-(N-vinylbenzylaminoethyl)-gamma-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, (C) is reinforcing silica, (D) is dicumyl peroxide, the vulcanization assistant is zinc oxide, and the aging inhibitor is 2-mercaptobenzimidazole.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The vulcanizable rubber composition as described in claim 2 further comprising 0.5 to 5 parts by weight of a vulcanization assistant and 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of an aging inhibitor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
The vulcanizable rubber composition as described in claim 6 in which the ethylene-propylene rubber of (A) is an ethylene-propylene-diene copolymer, (B) is a hydrochloride of N-beta-(N-vinylbenzylaminoethyl)-gamma-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, (C) is reinforcing silica, (D) is dicumyl peroxide, (E) is dimethyl-vinylsiloxy-terminated dimethylsiloxane-methylvinylsiloxane copolymer gum, the vulcanization assistant is zinc oxide, and the aging inhibitor is 2-mercaptobenzimidazole.
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