[Topic 9] Rubber Industries Flashcards
Types of Rubber (2)
- Natural Rubber
- Synthetic Rubber
Is a natural occurring polymer synthesized from “rubber trees” in the form of latex.
Natural Rubber
Rubber that is synthesized from byproducts of petroleum.
Synthetic rubber
Tree that produces latex
Hevea brasiliensis
Tree that produces balata
Manilkara bidentata
Tree that produces chicle
Manilkara chicle
Widely used synthetic rubber
Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR)
Classification of rubbers according to class (4)
- Elastomers (Class I)
- Hard Plastics (Class II)
- Reinforcing Resins (Class III)
- Paint Vehicles (Class IV)
Types of Elastomers (2)
- Vulcanizable
- Nonvulcanizable and other elastomers
Types of vulcanizable rubbers (2)
- Diene rubbers
- Nondiene rubbers
Classification of rubbers according to chemical composition (coded)
- M rubbers
- N rubbers
- O rubbers
- R rubbers
- Q rubbers
- T rubbers
- U rubbers
- Z rubbers
having a saturated chain of the polymethylene type
M rubbers
Having nitrogen in the polymer chain but not oxygen or phosphorous
N rubbers
Having oxygen in the polymer chain
O rubbers
Having an unsaturated carbon chain
R rubbers
Having silicone and oxygen in the polymer chain
Q rubbers
Having sulfur in the polymer chain
T rubbers
Having carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen in the polymer chain
U rubbers
Having phosphorous and nitrogen in the polymer chain
Z rubbers
A symbol for rubber in making acronyms for rubber names
R
Generally process via emulsion polymerization
Copolymers
What is SBR?
Styrene-Butadiene Rubber
What is NBR?
Nitrile-Butadiene Rubbers
Also known as polychloroprene, is one of the first synthetic rubber products ever made.
Neoprene
Other rubber products in the industry (7) aside from SBR
- NBR
- Neoprene
- Thiokol
- Silicone Rubber
- Butyl Rubber
- Urethane Rubber
- Hypalon