Quality assurance of natural rubber using the rubber process analyzer

Polymer Testing

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 327-362

  Dick, John S ^a   Harmon, Clair ^b   Vare, Alek ^b  

^a Alpha Technologies   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; CURING; MATERIALS TESTING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; STRAIN; VISCOSITY;

MOONEY VISCOSITY; RUBBER PROCESS ANALYZER (RPA);

RUBBER;

EID: 0032636658     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9418(98)00026-9     Document Type: Article

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