Comparison of different liquid phase mixing approaches
This study conducts a comparative analysis of the performance of three mixing approaches under an identical formulation comprising multiple elastomers: traditional dry mixing (reference), single-step liquid phase mixing (Process A) and multistep liquid phase mixing (Process B). In contrast to traditional dry mixing, the liquid phase mixing compounds exhibit reduced hysteresis; furthermore, regarding tensile strength among the three processes, Process B demonstrates enhancements of 16% and 4% over dry mixing and Process A, respectively. When evaluating elongation at break, Process B shows a 17% improvement relative to the dry mixing process, while remaining comparable to Process A.