In this research study the effect of adding thermal cement as a filler on the properties
of natural rubber STR20, through the preparation of natural rubber mixtures containing
different ratios of thermal cement (0,5,10,15,20 pphr) on the rolling ru
bber machine, then
characterization physico-mechanical properties and chemical of mixtures that prepared
and then tested to measure the tensile strength, resistance friction and determine the
hardness and swelling values in different solvents.
The results showed increased tensile strength with increased thermal cement ratio
until
15( pphr) but after this percentage take tensile strength to decline gradually, where
the relationship becomes counterproductive between the additives and the resistance ratio,
as noted the low percentage of elongation at break gradually with increasing the proportion
of thermal cement, as for the hardness values it has increased in extrusive with increase
the proportion of thermal cement in mixtures, also observed a decrease in friction
resistance with increase the additives proportion even (15 pphr) to rise after that.
Results of the study also showed that the samples swelling in mineral oil was lower
compared to all of the gasoline and diesel, the swelling was in the mineral oil 1.29%, while
in gasoline was 14.15% and in diesel was 12.43%.
Plastic and rubber products considered of being a great importance to humans, but
their residues and wastes are a real environmental disaster. They are dumped in fields,
streams and forests or buried in large landfills that pose a serious hazard th
at needs to work
on solve it in the best possible way.
On the other hand, the economic problems caused by the erosion of concrete cement
have made it the major problem of infrastructure in the industrialized countries. Over the
past three decades, this problem has reached alarming proportions, which led to high repair
costs, whether in concrete or in reinforcing steel, Especially acidic media due to concrete
permeability of acid rainwater, where these costs exceeded initial construction amounts in
some cases.
This paper deals with the recycling of used tires and some types of plastic waste to
be used in the preparation of insulating materials for water and heat at a low cost compared
to the insulation materials currently used in the construction process, in addition to the
preparation of floor tiles for internal and external use.
