Research Article

Tailoring the Curing Kinetics of NBR-Based Rubber Compounds for Additive Manufacturing of Rod Seals

Table 2

Usage of the mixed compound with the corresponding batch number.

Usage and characterization methodBatch

Simulation of vulcanization in a heated oven1
Optimization series with CTP: Rheometry, infrared spectroscopy, light microscopy, tensile tests (conventional manufactured in heat press), awelling, RPA, Mooney Scorch2
Optimization series with exchanged cure system: Rheometry, tensile tests (conventional manufactured in heat press and additively manufactured), RPA3
Swelling, Mooney Scorch, 3D printing of rubber O-ring4