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vulcanization
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vulcanization,
n the process of treating crude rubber to improve such qualities as strength and hardness. This process usually involves heating the rubber with sulfur in the presence of moisture, the sulfur uniting with the rubber to produce saturated double bonds.


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Byline: ANI Washington, July 11 (ANI): Reports indicate that tire manufacturer Yokohama is now selling a model made with 80 percent non-petroleum material, substituting orange oil as the primary ingredient to make vulcanized rubber.
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The history of the cure process is discussed, along with complex problems associated with heat transfer, principles and methods involved with the curing of rubber sheets in molds, mechanical properties of both unvulcanized and vulcanized rubber, resistance of rubber to liquids and gas, and more.
 
 
 
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