Evaluating Plasticizers for Elastomers-Hallstar Industrial Switzerland

  • Evaluating Plasticizers for Elastomers-Hallstar Industrial Switzerland
  • Evaluating Plasticizers for Elastomers-Hallstar Industrial Switzerland
  • Evaluating Plasticizers for Elastomers-Hallstar Industrial Switzerland
  • What is a reactive ester plasticizer for elastomers?
  • Reactive Ester Plasticizer for Elastomers Stephen O’Rourke, Technical Director, Industrial Ester plasticizers are traditionally used to provide low temperature and improved processing of elastomers. New esters have been designed recently to improve the permanence of these materials when subjected to high heat and fluid extraction.
  • What are ester plasticizers?
  • This paper discusses ester plasticizers, one of the more common and important plasticizer classes. Plasticizers are polymer modifiers, as are all the other ingredients included for the formation of an elastomer compound. Plasticizers may be thought of according to their function in a compound or by their type.
  • Are elastomers a plasticizer?
  • Common esters and polymeric polyesters are both external and physical plasticizers. Physical plasticizers may have some weak attraction to the polymer, such as through hydrogen bonding or Van der Waals forces, but, as with external plasticizers, they do not chemically react with the elastomer.
  • Do fluorocarbon elastomers accept ester plasticizers?
  • Fluorocarbon elastomers will accept a relatively wide range of ester plasticizers, but here, with both the high temperature post cure and application temperatures ranging to 232°C, they find use only at very low levels for processing. The selection of an ester plasticizer can often be confusing because of the large choice available.
  • Can polymeric esters enhance a high-performance elastomer?
  • Polymeric esters are especially suited for high-performance elastomers such as nitrile, chlorosulfonated polyethylene, high saturated nitrile, polyacrylates, acrylics and nonpost-cured fluoroelastomers. An example of how polymeric esters can enhance a high-performance elastomer is depicted in Figure 8.
  • Are plasticizers effective in reducing low-temperature elastomer test values?
  • Plasticizers, when added to acrylic elastomer compounds, can reduce the low-temperature test values obtained compared to unplasticized compounds. Of the monomeric plasticizers tested, DB(3E)A and DADEG appear most effective. It should be noted these are the highest molecular weight of the monomeric esters tested.

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