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Rubber Curing Systems

  • Published: June 2002
  • 150 pages
  • Smithers Information Ltd

This is an excellent overview of a complex subject. Rubber curing systems vary both with the polymer type and the property requirements of a particular application. This review addresses these issues in detail, providing typical formulations and cure types for a number of specific uses.

The crosslinking of polymer molecules, also known as curing, is widely used to improve the physical properties of elastomeric materials. Sulfur was the first curing agent for natural rubber, it was used by Charles Goodyear in the 1840s. Since that time many new rubber types have been developed and many additional chemicals have been introduced as components of vulcanisation systems.

The rubber industry has developed a powerful armoury of curing agents, including sulphur sources, peroxides, metal oxides, amines, and phenolic resins. Choosing the correct curing system is vital to obtain a material with the best properties for a specific application. However, the pressure for safer and even more effective curing agents means that innovation remains at a premium. For example, ethylene thiourea, one of the most popular curing agents for chloroprene rubber, has come under suspicion as a READ MORE >

1 Introduction

1.1 Conventional Vulcanisation, Semi-Efficient Vulcanisation and Efficient Vulcanisation

1.2 Measuring Cure

1.3 Test Equipment and Conditions

2 Curing Systems

2.1 Sulfur Curing Systems

2.1.1 Accelerators

2.1.2 Sulfur Donors

2.2 Cures for Speciality Elastomers

2.2.1 Cure Systems for EPDM

2.2.2 Cure Systems for Nitrile Rubber

2.2.3 Cure Systems for Polychloroprene

2.2.4 Cure Systems for Butyl and Halobutyl Rubber

2.3 Peroxide Cure Systems

2.3.1 Peroxide Vulcanisation of EPDM

2.4 Sulfur Free Curing Systems

2.4.1 Phenolic Curatives, Benzoquinone Derivatives and Bismaleimides

2.4.2 Vulcanisation by Triazine Accelerators

2.4.3 Urethane Crosslinkers

2.4.4. Other Crosslinking Agents

2.5 New Developments

3 Some Practical Examples with Varying Cure Systems

3.1 Tyres

3.1.1 Tread

3.1.2 Tread Base or Sub Tread

3.1.3 Belts

3.1.4 Sidewall

3.1.5 Carcass

3.1.6 Bead

3.1.7 Apex

3.1.8 Cap-ply

3.1.9 Inner Liner

3.2 Industrial Rubber Products

3.2.1 Conveyor Belt Cover - NR

3.2.2 Engine Mount - NR

3.2.3 Tank Pad - NR/SBR/BR Blend

3.2.4 Oil Seal - NBR

4 Concluding Remarks

References

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Abstracts from the Polymer Library Database

Subject Index

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