Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Vulcanizable elastomeric compounds

Rubber are compounded into practical elastomers
The rubber (elastomer) is the major component and other components are given as weight pre hundred weight rubber (phr)
- Sulfur is added in less than 10 phr
- Accelerators and activators with the sulfur:- Hexamethylene tetraamine (HTMA)
- Zinc oxide as activators
- Protective agents are used to supress the effects of oxgen and ozone.
Phenyl betabaphthylamine and alkyl paraphenylene diamine (APPD)
- Reinforcing filler:- Carbon black
- Silica when light colors are required
- Calcium carbonate, clay, kaolin
- Processing aids which reduce stiffness and cost
- Plasticizers, lubricants, mineral oils, paraffin waxes

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