How to Improve Rubber Compounds 2e

Rubber compounding is a very complex endeavor. There are many interactions and many ways to achieve the target properties and economic goals while maintaining an acceptable trade-off for these characteristics. This book is dedicated to providing the reader with various experimental ideas which may guide him or her to developing better compounds and solving technical problems.§In a combined effort, 20 reknown industrial esperts compiled a large number of diverse experimental suggestions for enhancing a specific compound property. By reviewing the suggestions in this book, the compounder may develop a better "feel" for how to best achieve a compromise or trade-off with compound properties when developing new or improving tested rubber recipes. §Contents: §- Introduction§- Optimizing Cured Physical Properties§- Improving Degradation Resistance for Cured Rubber Compounds§- Optimizing Measurable Processability Properties§- Minimizing Adverse Processing Attributes§- How to Obtain Better Property Trade-Offs§- Compatibility for Blends of Elastomers as Part of Vulcanizable Compounds§- Typical Cure Packages for Compounds Based on Different Elastomer Base