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  • Improved thermal stability ...
    Xu, Siyi; Gao, Qianhong; Zhou, Cheng; Li, Jianxi; Shen, Liguo; Lin, Hongjun

    Materials chemistry and physics, 12/2021, Volume: 274
    Journal Article

    The metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as emerging materials have attracted worldwide attention. In this study, a novel strategy by blending classic MOFs material UiO-66-NH2 to efficiently enhance the thermal stability and thermal aging resistance of silicone rubber (SR) was proposed. The experimental results indicated that very low dosage (0.25–1.5 part) of UiO-66-NH2 addition could effectively increase the thermal-oxidative stability of SR, which was proved by that the values of T5 (temperature at 5% weight loss) and Tm (the maximum thermal decomposition rate temperature) of SR were greatly increased by 43.4 °C and 97.9 °C, respectively. Moreover, the retention rate of elongation at break and tensile strength of SR with 1.5 part UiO-66-NH2 could remain about 72% and 57% after 288 h treatment in 210 °C. The possible heat resistance mechanism was explored by processing torque (PT) and thermogravimetry-mass spectrometry (TG-MS), whose results suggested that even very low addition of UiO-66-NH2 could efficiently inhibit degradation of SR chains and obstruct heat transfer due to its low thermal conductivity. This study provided a novel strategy to enhance thermal stability of rubber materials, and might open up new filed for polymer material processing. Display omitted •a new strategy by blending UiO-66-NH2 enhanced thermal stability of silicone rubber (SR)•Onset degradation temperature was improved by 43.4 °C with 1 part of UiO-66-NH2 addition•Maximum thermal decomposition rate temperature was simultaneously improved by 97.9 °C•UiO-66-NH2 endowed SR with 72% elongation at break after 288 h thermal aging at 210 °C•UiO-66-NH2 endowed SR with 57% tensile strength after 288 h thermal aging at 210 °C