Tirecycle® T 608
- CASE Ingredients Features
- Excellent AdhesionFaster Cure TimeGood CompatibilityHigh Viscosity
Tirecycle® T 608 is an advanced material based on rubber crumb. It is added to SBR, NR, EPDM or other rubber compounds to enhance both their performance and our environment. The basic formulation uses #34 to infinity mesh crumb. We can formulate it with 60/80 mesh crumb, 15/20 mesh, or other mesh sizes.
Identification
- CASE Ingredients Functions
- Binder & Resin
Product families
- Other Resins & Binders
Other characteristics
- Brand
- Tirecycle
- End Uses
- Solvent Free (100% Solids) Adhesive
- Features
Excellent Adhesion, Faster Cure Time, Good Compatibility, High Viscosity
- Compatible Substrates & Surfaces
- Elastomers & Rubbers
- 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.
- Markets
- Adhesives & Sealants
- 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
- Products
- Tires - car, truck, forklift
- Shoe soles
- Hose - garden, etc
- Mats, Grommets, Polypropylene molds
- 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)
- 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
- Applications
Adhesives & Sealants — Other Adhesives & Sealants Applications
- Technology
- CASE Ingredients
- 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.
- Classification
- Proprietary 100% solids Adhesive Rubber.
- Packaging Type
- Bags
- Boxes
- Adhesive & Sealant Type
- Solvent Free (100% Solids) Adhesive
- 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.
- Compatible Polymers and Resins
- Natural Rubbers (NR)
- Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR)
- Compatible Substrates and Surfaces
- Elastomers & Rubbers
