Herein, the mechanical behavior of a graphene-recycled rubber compound is
investigated by performing static and dynamic tests. Water-based graphene
suspension is deposited on recycled rubber pads via an electrostatic addition
process. Results on tensile and compression tests indicate a significant
improvement of the compound in ...
Herein, the mechanical behavior of a graphene-recycled rubber compound is
investigated by performing static and dynamic tests. Water-based graphene
suspension is deposited on recycled rubber pads via an electrostatic addition
process. Results on tensile and compression tests indicate a significant
improvement of the compound in strength and in damping. They also indicate
that the compound experiences significant elongation (up to 500%) as well as
withstands high tensile forces, 300% greater than the force that the recycled
rubber mix would withstand. The effective compression modulus of the compound is also shown to increase by about 3.2 times at 10% strain with respect to
the one for the recycled rubber mix. Results suggest that the graphene-recycled
rubber compound can deliver a sustainable solution for vibration mitigation
applications.