Abstract:
ing a vulcanized elastomeric composition which includes a filler and has improved processing characteristics which process comprises vulcanizing a vulcanizable composition containing, (a) at least one halogen-free elastomer of the group consisting of natural rubber, polyisoprenes, polybutadienes, copolymers of butadiene and styrene, copolymers of butadiene and acrylonitrile, copolymers of isoprene and isobutene, copolymers of butadiene and isobutene, terpolymers of ethylene, propylene and dienes, mixtures of the said elastomers with each other, and oil-extended elastomers of the said elastomers, (b) at least one reinforcing filler, (c) sulfur, and (d) at least one vulcanizing agent consisting of a substituted sym-triazinyl disulfide having the formula
in which formula R1, R2, R3 and R4 are each a radical of the group consisting of hydrogen, phenyl, alkyl radicals containing up to 18 carbon atoms, alkenyl radicals containing up to 6 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl radicals containing at least 5 and at most 7 carbon atoms, aralkyl radicals containing at least 7 and at most 9 carbon atoms, and the said alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl and alkyl radicals that are further substituted with a radical of the group consisting of hydroxyl, cyano and alkoxy radicals containing up to 18 carbon atoms, and X is a radical of the group consisting of
in which formulae R1, R2, R3 and R4 each have the same significance as hereinbefore and R5 is a radical of the group consisting of phenyl, benzothiazolyl, carbazolyl, phenothiazinyl, alkyl radicals containing up to 18 carbon atoms, and aralkyl radicals containing at least 7 and at most 9 carbon atoms, or a mixture of one or more of the said substituted sym-triazinyl disulfides in an amount between 0.1 and 50 millimols per 100 grams of the elastomer.