Rubber is a natural substance deriving from trees, but to get it into its useful form, treatment in the form of a process called vulcanization must occur. Vulcanization cures rubber via the method of ...

You've heard the term compression ratio before, but have you ever wondered exactly what it means? Well, it's time to explain exactly what compression ratio is, and why every carmaker is now obsessed ...

DATA concerning the compression characteristics of rubber to aid engineers in incorporating rubber into their products are presented in this paper. Seven properties of rubber are defined: load ...

SEVERAL investigators have shown that the behaviour of rubber is affected appreciably by its previous stress-strain history. Their observations, in the main however, are based on indirect measurements ...