The link between swelling ratios and physical properties of EPDM rubber compound having different oil amounts

Abstract This new observation demonstrated that an increase in oil amounts within ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) compounds decreased the crosslink density and storage modulus but elongation at break after tensile testing. The with high were observed to release particles when dissolved toluene solutions increased their swell ratios. Consequently, had a perfect negative linear correlation strong power-law work guides material chemists engineers during compound formulations is required.