How to Improve Rubber Compounds: 1500 Experimental Ideas for Problem Solving

Rubber compounding is a very complex endeavor. There are many interactions and many ways to achieve the target properties and economic goals while maintaining an acceptable tradeoff for these characteristics. This book provides the reader with various experimental ideas that may guide them to developing better compounds and solving technical problems. In a combined effort, 20 renowned industrial experts compiled a large number of diverse experimental suggestions for enhancing a specific compound property. By reviewing the suggestions in this book, the compounder may develop a better feel for how to best achieve a compromise or trade-off with compound properties when developing new or improving tested rubber recipes.