The Language of Rubber: An Introduction to the Specification and Testing of Elastomers

Oversized hardcover, xiv + 257 pages, NOT ex-library. Minor handling wear, a couple of stray pen-marks. Book is clean, untanned, with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps. Boards show regular shelfwear, short creases to corners. Issued without a dust jacket. -- The introduction and acceptance of high performance synthetic elastomers by industry requires a greater understanding of the intricacies of rubber technology by engineers and designers. Without this knowledge it is impossible for them to prepare product specifications that will meet their exacting requirements at a reasonable cost. This book explains the differences in terminology used by the rubber technologist and the engineer. It also provides details of internationally accepted test methods used by the rubber industry for the selection and control of rubber compounds. It goes on to discuss the limitations of these tests and the difficulties that can arise when attempting to predict actual performance from laboratory tests. The importance of simulated service testing is stressed and detailed industrial examples are given. The book also includes an eight language vocabulary with indexes in French, German and Italian, and a section on the use of SI units. It is an essential reference work for rubber technologists as well as for engineers and designers. -- Contents: Foreword by Sir Harry Melville; I. Standard Laboratory Tests 1 Introduction [What Is Rubber?; Natural & Synthetic; Compounding; Vulcanisation; Processing; Rubber Is Not a Simple Material; Laboratory Tests] 2 Standards 3 Du Pont Elastomers [Properties Comparison] 4 Hardness [Measuring Hardness by Durometers; Dead-load Hardness Testers; Interpretation; Hardness of Du Pont Elastomers] 5 Tensile Stress-strain [Test Procedure; Interpretation; Design Calculations] 6 Permanent Set [ Tension Set; Compression Set; Interpretation] 7 Relationship Between Permanent Set, Creep and Stress Relaxation 8 Creep [In Compression; In Shear; Interpretation of Creep Results] 9 Stress Relaxation [Test Equipment; Standards; Interpretation] 10 Short-term Stress-strain [Relaxed & Compression Modulus; Shape Factor; Shear Modulus; Tear Strength; Cutting Resistance] 11 Dynamic Stress-strain [Combinations of Dynamic and Static Deformation; Measurement of Dynamic Properties; Rebound Resilience; Effect of Compounding; Torsion Pendulum; Yerzley Oscillograph; Forced Vibration; Resonance; Dynamic Mechanical Analysis; Dynaliser; Interpretation] 12 Transmissibility 13 Fatigue [Flex Cracking & Cut Growth; Heat Buildup; Fracture Mechanics; Fatigue Test in Tension; Interpretation] 14 Abrasion [ISO Abrader; Other Abraders] 15 Electrical Properties [Resistivity; Insulation Resistance; Conductive & Antistatic Elastomers; Electric Strength; Tracking; Permittivity; Power Factor; Wires & Cables] 16 Thermal Properties [Thermal Analysis & Conductivity & Coefficients of Expansion] 17 Gough-Joule Effect [Practical Implications] 18 Low Temperature Properties [Brittle Point; Crystallization; Low Temperature Tests; Interpretation; Crystallization Tests] 19 Heat Ageing 20 Adhesion [To Metals; To Fabrics; To Cord; Interpretation] 21 Permeability [Permeability to Gases; Vapour Permeability; Volatile Liquids] 22 Resistance to Weathering [Assessment of Deterioration; Natural & Artificial Weathering; Interpretation] 23 Resistance to Gases [Resistance to Ozone] 24 Resistance to Liquids [Oil & Chemical Resistance; Water Resistance] 25 Storage 26 Which Elastomer? [ASTM D2000/SAE J200]; II. Simulated Service Tests 27 Introduction [Purchase Specifications] 28 Automobile Coolant Hose [Simulated Service Test Conditions; Overall Specifications] 29 Elastomeric Seals [Valve Stem Seals; Bellows] 30 Flue Duct Expansion Joints [Simulated Service Test Rig; Test Conditions; Results] 31 V-belts [Industrial & Automotive V-belts]; III. Vocabulary of the Rubber Industry [Indexes to Vocabulary (French & German & Italian Index)]; IV. SI Units & Conversion Factors; Index.…