However common they may seem, grommets serve a wide range of applications. Grommets of all sizes can be found in common items from the hole you feed your shoelaces through to the metal rings on you...
Rubber O-rings are an extremely popular and widely used type of seal. O-rings are a doughnut shaped seal typically used to stop the passing of air or fluid in or out of a defined space. These prod...
The following are the physical properties of rubber:
· Specific gravity
· Abrasion resistance
· Tear resistance
· Compression set
· Resilience
· Elongation
· Tensile modulus
· Tensile strength
· Ha...
The modern society is heavily dependent upon rubber- both natural rubber and synthetic rubber! Rubber products are used everywhere- at work, at home, at play, and even while we move using any mode ...
Natural Rubber
Natural rubber is obtained from latex, a natural secretion of certain plants. Latex is composed of long polymer chains which must be partially broken between rollers or rotating blad...