1. Processing and manufacturing rubber parts
Rubber parts and articles are manufactured using methods specific to this material, based on techniques developed over the years. xix e century, when the industry really took off. The manufacturing process comprises 3 main stages, each of which has an influence on the final properties of the material. These stages are: mixing, shaping and vulcanization. Mastication may be necessary prior to mixing, for example in the case of natural rubber or certain synthetic rubbers. In addition, there are special techniques for specific products, such as treadmaking for tires, or bonding for rubber/metal parts.
1.1 Mixing
The essential element that determines the final properties is the base elastomer (the "gum"),...
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Standards and norms
- Rubber and latex – Nomenclature - NF ISO 1629 - 2013
- Unvulcanized rubber – Determinations using a shear disk consistometer – Part 1: Determination of the Mooney consistometric index - NF ISO 289-1 - 2014
- Unvulcanized rubber – Determinations using a shear disk consistometer – Part 2: Determination of prevulcanization characteristics - NF ISO 289-2 - 2006
- Rubber – Determination of vulcanization characteristics...
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