Claims
- 1. A method of preparing a nitrile rubber composition having high modulus and excellent physical properties and abrasion resistance, which comprises kneading at a temperature of 120.degree.-160.degree. C.
- (a) a nitrile rubber,
- (b) an .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, wherein the ratio by weight of the component (a) to the component (b) is 100/10 to 100/40,
- (c) a divalent metal compound being present in a quantity of 50 to 150 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the component (b), and
- (d) a secondary aryl amine being present in a quantity of 0.1 to 4.0 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the component (a);
- cooling the kneaded mass below 100.degree. C.;
- adding to the kneaded mass
- (e) an organic peroxide being present in a quantity of 0.3 to 5.0 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the component (a); and
- heating and curing the resulting mixture at a temperature of 110.degree.-180.degree. C.
- 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid is methacrylic acid.
- 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the organic peroxide is selected from the class consisting of dicumyl peroxide and 1,1-di-t-butylperoxy-3,3,5-trimethyl cyclohexane.
- 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the secondary aryl amine is selected from the class consisting of N-phenyl-N'-isopropyl-p-phenylene diamine and N-(3-methacryloyloxy-2-hydroxypropyl)-N'-phenyl-p-phenylene diamine.
- 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the divalent metal compound is selected from the class consisting of zinc oxide and activated zinc oxide.
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 164,755, filed June 30, 1980, now abandoned, which in turn was a continuation of application Ser. No. 30,809, filed Apr. 17, 1979, now abandoned.
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