Table 2. T_g, tan δ Peak Height, and Elastic Modulus (E′) Values for Pristine NR, Pristine XNBR, NR/Sepiolite Nanocomposites, XNBR/Sepiolite Nanocomposites, Pristine XNBR/NR (50/50) Blend, and XNBR/NR (50/50) Blend/Sepiolite Nanocomposites.

		tan δ peak for NR		tan δ peak for XNBR
Sl. no.	sample code	Tg (°C)	tan δ peak height	Tg (°C)	tan δ peak height	elastic modulus at 25 °C (MPa)
1	NRT	–55	2.54			0.34
2	XNBRT			–9	1.22	0.20
3	NRT/8SEPT	–55	1.67			0.94
4	XNBRT/8SEPT			–9	1.15	0.32
5	(50NR/50XNBR)T	–50	0.75	–6	0.45	0.30
6	(50NR/50XNBR)T/8SEPT	–48	0.34	–8	0.36	0.72
7	NRC	–55	2.15			0.31
8	XNBRC			–9	1.41	0.22
9	NRC/8SEPM	–55	1.84			0.43
10	XNBRC/8SEPM			–9	0.78	0.55
11	(50NR/50XNBR)C	–50	0.68	–6	0.52	0.28
12	(50NR/50XNBR)C/8SEPM	–48	0.55	–8	0.28	0.39