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Natural, synthetic rubber.


Natural, synthetic rubber synthetic rubber: see rubber. . This provider of custom compounding and dispersions offers its one-page guide to natural and synthetic rubber. Natural rubber and synthetic elastomers consist of basic compounds (polymers) mixed with chemical additives for reinforcement reinforcement /re·in·force·ment/ (-in-fors´ment) in behavioral science, the presentation of a stimulus following a response that increases the frequency of subsequent responses, whether positive to desirable events, or  and curing to provide the physical properties needed for service conditions, according to according to
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 the literature. A wide variety of compounds is available for shock absorption absorption [Lat.,=sucking from], taking of molecules of one substance directly into another substance. It is contrasted with adsorption, in which the molecules adhere only to the surface of the second substance. , cushioning, controlling vibration, insulating and sealing. A chart describes characteristics of the various elastomers. (Valley Rubber Mixing)

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Title Annotation:Literature
Publication:Rubber World
Date:Mar 1, 2006
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