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. 2021 Sep 12;14(18):5245. doi: 10.3390/ma14185245

Table 2.

Thermal parameters of the EPDM rubber composites.

Sample T5 (°C) T50 (°C) TR (°C) TRMAX (°C) dm/dt (%/min) PR (%) ΔTs (°C) P600 (%)
EPDM-0 420 438 415 436 35.48 20.45 462–524 13.07
EPDM-1 413 440 415 438 29.57 22.17 465–523 12.65
EPDM-2 413 445 415 441 27.81 23.30 468–535 12.11
EPDM-3 395 450 415 451 24.20 24.70 472–525 14.41
EPDM-4 401 466 415 465 24.45 25.11 487–530 16.95
EPDM-5 403 439 405 436 21.85 22.90 462–514 17.01
EPDM-6 400 440 400 437 17.28 27.39 461–515 21.37
EPDM-7 395 437 400 435 16.29 29.12 463–520 22.80
EPDM-8 395 437 400 431 16.77 28.81 463–515 22.17
EPDM-9 410 450 410 440 18.03 25.78 477–530 17.29
EPDM-10 380 445 400 438 17.86 34.43 472–535 23.63
EPDM-11 378 460 360 449 13.36 44.07 475–530 34.13
EPDM-12 361 433 350 449 8.40 45.37 472–530 35.12

T5, T50—temperatures of 5% and 50% sample mass loss; TR—temperature of thermal decomposition; TRMAX—temperature of maximum rate of thermal decomposition; dm/dt—maximum rate of thermal decomposition; PR—residue after thermal decomposition; ΔTs—temperature range for combustion of residue; P600—residue after heating to T = 600 °C.

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