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The Use of Rubber

Posted on July 21, 2010 by admin

Natural rubber is an elastomer (an elastic hydrocarbon polymer) that was originally derived from latex, a milky colloid found in the sap of some plants. The plants would be ‘tapped’, that is, an incision made into the bark of the … Continue reading →

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Manufacture of Crumb Rubber

Posted on July 30, 2009 by admin

Crumb rubber is made by a combination or application of several size reduction technologies. These technologies may be divided into two major processing categories, mechanical grinding and cryogenic reduction. Mechanical Grinding: Mechanical grinding is the most commonly used  process. The … Continue reading →

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Rubber Theory Fits without a Stretch

Posted on July 16, 2009 by admin

You can easily measure the force produced by a drastically stretched rubber band. But the standard theory of rubbery materials can’t predict this force. In the 16 February Physical Review Letters, researchers make theory agree with experiment by taking into … Continue reading →

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