The most important component in a rubber formulation(p.5)
What is an elastomer?
100
This rubbery term is often associated with a yawn.
What is stretch?
100
The term for the chemical crosslinking of thermoset rubber(p.55)
What is Vulcanization?
100
A measurement defining an elastomer's resistance to flow and is often an indication of a polymer's molecular weight
What is viscosity?
200
The title of the Beatles fifth record album describes the 'internal spirit of elastomers'.
What is 'Rubber Soul'?
200
Typically abbreviated as PHR(p.8)
What is pounds per 100 parts of rubber?
200
The synthetic rubber company which manufactures the preferred elastomer, ND40, used for the core of practically all golf balls made today.
What is Carbochem?
200
Currently under development, oil extended and high ENB polymers are expected to be available beginning in 2017.
What are the two new Nordel product types?
200
This test involves 'squeezing' the rubber sample and relates to a rubber's ability to recover back to its original shape(p.72)
What is compression set?
300
The brand name for the thermoplastic elastomer commonly used in such articles such as ski boots, shoe soles, castor wheels
What is Elastollan?
300
The common name for an internal mixer(p.12)
What is a banbury?
300
The elastomer having high ozone(crack) resistance, high heat stability, and very high filler loading(p.26, p.28)
What is "R"?
300
Two types of non-carbon black materials that are used as fillers in rubber compound formulations(p.39)
What is ...many choices?
300
The testing equipment commonly used to measure the cure rate(p.69)
What is a rheometer?
400
Reprocessed and resold by Goldsmith and Eggleton from feedstocks purchased from ExxonMobil Chemical and Lanxess, it's the rubber that holds the air inside a tire
What is butyl rubber?
400
This mathematical conversion step is required to optimize the plant recipe so you don't over or under fill the mixer.(p. 10)
What is weight to volume?
400
The elastomer having high ozone(crack) resistance, high heat stability, and very high filler loading(p.26, p.28)
What is EPDM?
400
The title of the 1966 song by the pop duo 'Cyrkle' describing the sun as an elastomeric toy.
What is Red Rubber Ball?
400
The weight percent of rubber in a 400phr formulation
What is 25%
500
The grade number for the Nordel EPDM containing 50% ethylene, 0.5% ENB and having a mooney viscosity of 70.
What is 4570?
500
The three letter acronym that describes Enplast's line of fully formulated rubber products which eliminate the need for compound development and mixing.
What is a TPV?
500
It's one of two processes used to make SBR and specific to Afpol 1502(p.20)
What is emulsion?
500
The two principle chemical crosslinking processes(p.57, p.59)