Science and Technology of Rubber

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James E. Mark, Burak Erman, Frederick R. Eirich
Academic Press, Jun 2, 1994 - Science - 751 pages
Science and Technology of Rubber, Second Edition provides a general survey of elastomers and an examination of rubberlike elasticity, with an emphasis on a unified treatment ranging from physical theory to final applications. Researchers in polymer science and engineering fields will find coverage of recent advances, unsolved problems and projections, and processing.
 

Contents

Comparison with Experiment
5
Elastic Behavior under Small
11
Elastomer Blends
12
Polymerization
17
ChainGrowth Polymerization by Free Radical
24
Emulsion Polymerization 36
31
Structure Characterization in the Science
95
Molecular Weight and Its Distribution
105
Introduction
472
Threshold Strengths and Extensibilities
479
Tensile Rupture
495
Mechanical Fatigue
502
The Chemical Modification of Polymers
514
Other Addition Reactions to Double
523
Block and Graft Copolymerization 527
542
P J Corish I Introduction
545

Crystallinity
146
Entanglements
157
The Molecular Basis of Rubberlike
189
More Advanced Molecular Theories
198
Direct Determination of Molecular
208
Introduction
211
The Transition Zone
219
Dynamic Properties in Large
242
Experimental Methods and Apparatus
249
Rheological Behavior and Processing
257
Rheological Properties
265
Boundary Conditions
287
Rheological Measurements
295
Processing Technology
303
Engineering Analysis of Processing
317
Vulcanization
339
Vulcanization by Sulfur
346
Reinforcement of Elastomers
387
Physical and Chemical Interactions at the Filler
394
Properties of Unvulcanized RubberFiller
400
The Science of Rubber Compounding
419
Filler Systems
432
Stabilizer Systems
442
ElastomerElastomer Blends
548
ElastomerPlastics Blends and Thermoplastic Rubbers
582
General Correlations and Conclusions
592
Thermoplastic Elastomers Brian P Grady and Stuart L Cooper I Introduction
601
Synthesis
606
Morphology of Thermoplastic Elastomers
613
Properties and Effect of Structure
637
Thermodynamics of Phase Separation
645
Thermoplastic Elastomers at Surfaces
655
Rheology and Processing
665
Applications
668
References
670
Tire Engineering F J Kovac and M B Rodgers I Introduction
675
Tire Types and Performance
676
Basic Tire Design
678
Tire Engineering
680
Tire Materials
693
Tire Testing
707
Tire Manufacturing
712
Summary
717
References
718
Index
719
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