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...
The following are the physical properties of rubber:
· Specific gravity
· Abrasion resistance
· Tear resistance
· Compression set
· Resilience
· Elongation
· Tensile modulus
· Tensile strength
· Ha...
TPV’s (thermoplastic vulcanizates) have steadily gained popularity in many industrial sectors. It matches or outperforms traditional (thermoset) rubber in many applications, while offering ma...
DUPONT, EXXONMOBIL DEVELOP NEW TPVS FOR AUTOMOTIVE SEALS
DuPont Transportation & Industrial and ExxonMobil Chemical’s speciality elastomers business have developed new thermoplastic vulcanisate...
Fluoroelastomers / VITON® Rubber
Fluoroelastomers are copolymers in a family of synthetic rubber compounds, which, when first introduced, consisted of hexafluoropropylene and vinylidene. Today, the...
A majority of the people you talk to would be shocked if you were to tell them where rubber comes from. Natural rubber actually comes from a tree known as Hevea brasiliensis. Hevea brasiliensis ori...