TY - BOOK AU - Castro Freitas de AU - Martins A F AU - Nunes R C Reis AU - Suarez J C M AU - Visconte L L Y TI - Influence of additives incorporation sequenceon NR?BR blend properties PY - 2003/// PB - Kautschuk Gummi Kunststoffe KW - Butadiene rubber KW - Mechanical properties KW - Natural rubber KW - Partition of additives KW - Polymer blends N2 - NR/BR blends (50/50) were prepared by using four different sequences to incorporate the additives. After curing under constant conditions the vulcanizaaates demonstrate sequence-dependent mechanical properties. Base on dynamic mechanical thermal analysis and scanning electron microscopy a correlation between the mechanical performance and the blend morphology can be established. The effects are caused by the selective partition of the additives in each rubber phase ER -