Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- CASE Ingredients Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
- Classification
Proprietary 100% solids Adhesive Rubber.
Features & Benefits
- CASE Ingredients Features
- Benefits
- Lower cost
- Allows crumb to be part of the compound rather than just filler (which generally is a small percentage)
- Improve pavement adhesion and mileage in tires
- Hysteresis (Tan Delta) decrease
- Cure time decrease
- Die swell decrease
- Viscosity increase
- Resilience increase
- Modulus increase
- Compression set decreases at room temperature (other temps should be tested)
- When using high percentages of crumb, the physical size of one lb of rubber compound is greater than without crumb.
- May recycle your waste rubber in Tirecycle™ for re-use
- Drawbacks
- Some benefits may be detriments in certain uses
- Green strength decrease
- Elongation decrease
- Smoothness and tack decrease with higher percentages
- Scorch time slight decrease (depends on compound)
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Compatible Polymers & Resins
- Compatible Substrates & Surfaces
- Adhesive & Sealant Type
- Products
- Tires - car, truck, forklift
- Shoe soles
- Hose - garden, etc
- Mats, Grommets, Polypropylene molds
- Typical Usage
Add Tirecycle™ to SBR, NR, EPDM or Polypropylene compounds, generally at ratio of 30-50% Tirecycle™, as a direct replacement for that portion of the compounds. Tirecycle™ portion may be up to 75-100% for some uses.
- Mixing
Tirecycle™ can be mixed with your compound in your Banbury. The required order of loading is to add compound then Tirecycle™. Over 300° F can damage the crumb.
EPDM requires NorthStar Elastomers test your compound without T 608 EPDM for proper ratios. We will need your desired tensiles, duro and modulus.
Technical Details & Test Data
- Compatible Host Compounds
- Black color
- Durometer from 65-75
- NR, SBR or EPDM base, blends can be very good
- Compounds that need or are able to process at higher viscosity levels, like those used for compression mold-transfer or injection molding are best when body fed into cavity.
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging
- Bagged in 45 lb low-melt bags in corrugated boxes, or
- Sized for your Banbury batch
- Available in 2,000 lb bags for bulk use