Rubber Blends
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The official GTU curriculum for Rubber Blends (subject code ME02088011) as prescribed for RE · Semester 2 divides the course into 6 units, covering 40 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (ME02088011)Unit 1 Rubber-Rubber blends
- analytical methods for blend characterization
- preparation of rubber blends and properties of rubber blends
- multiphase elastomers
- miscible blends
Unit 2 NR/NBR Blends
- NR/Krynac 34.50 Blends
- Improving the Morphology and Properties of NR/NBR Blends with NR/PMMA Graft Copolymers
- Improving the Morphology and Properties of NR/NBR Blends with Polychloroprene as the Compatibilizing Agent
- NR/NBR Blends – Compounding for Food Contact Applications
Unit 3 Novel Natural Rubber/Ethylene Propylene Copolymer (EPM) Blends
- Dynamic Vulcanization
- Selection of Dynamic Cure System
- Dynamic Vulcanization of NR/EPM Blends
- The Sandwich Mix Cycle
- Processing Behavior
- Vulcanization of DV Blends
- Resistance to Environmental Damage
Unit 4 Natural Rubber/ENR-25 Blends
- Designed Experiments
- Plasticizer Investigations
- Cure Systems
- Dynamic: Static Modulus Ratios
- Improving Resistance to Low Temperature Crystallization in NR/ENR-25 Blends
Unit 5 NR/EPDM Blends
- Solutions to the Basic Problems of Poor Physical Properties of NR/EPDM Blends
- Approaches to Improving NR/EPDM Blend Properties
- Mixing Procedures
- Effect of EPDM Modification on Crosslink Density
- Effect of EPDM Modification on Phase Morphology
- Interaction of Modified EPDM and Carbon Black
- Physical Properties
- High Temperature Curing Effects
- Modification of Different EPDM Grades
- Compounding Program Name: Master of Engineering Level: PG Branch: Rubber Technology Subject Code ME02088011 Subject Name: Rubber Blends NR/EPDM Blends for Light-Coloured Applications NR/EPDM Blends for Extruded Profile Weather-strip
Unit 6 Blends of carboxylated elastomers with other polymers
- Blends of carboxylated and regular NBR, blends of carboxylated NBR with polybutadiene
- with epichlorohydrin rubber
- with pvc, with regular NBR and pvc, with chlorosulfonated polyethylene
- with chlorobutyl rubber
- with polychloroprene
- with modified natural rubber
- with polyacrylic rubber
- with polyolefins
- blends of carboxylated elastomers with polyamides
- blends of carboxylated EPDM with polyethylene terephthalate