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Vulcanization of Rubber (Autosaved) .pptx234
Vulcanization of Rubber (Autosaved) .pptx234
RUBBER
• HISTORY
• WHAT IS VULCANISATION OF RUBBER
• TYPES OF RUBBERS
• ADVANTAGES OF VULCANISATION
• TYPES OF ADDITIVES
• TYPES OF VULCANISATION
• HOW DOES VULCANIZATION CHANGE THE CHARACTER OF NATURAL RUBBERS?
REFERENCE
HISTORY OF VULCANIZATION
Natural rubber is produced from latex - milky emulsion drawn from the rubber tree
(Hevea brasiliensis) or some other plants. When coagulated latex transforms into
soft, plastic and sticky substance (crude rubber), which is then vulcanized
(cured). Natural rubber is composed of polyisoprene molecules.
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TYPES OF ADDITIVES
ACCELERATORS
ACTIVATORS
ACCELERATORS
• THESE ARE THE CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES USED IN A VULCANIZATION PROCESS TO REDUCE THE
CURING TIME OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION OF ELASTOMERS DURING VULCANIZATION AND IT HAS
IMPROVED THE PROPERTY OF VULCANISATES
TYPES OF ACTIVATORS
• ZINC OXIDE (ZNO) IS THE MOST KNOWN VULCANIZING ACTIVATOR AND IT CAN BE USED
ALONG WITH THE MAJORITY OF KNOWN ACCELERATORS
SULPHUR VULCANIZATION