Investigation of the effect of mixing schemes on cross-link distribution and tensile properties of natural-acrylic rubber blends

Polymer Testing

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 305-312

  Wootthikanokkhan, Jatuphorn ^a   Tunjongnawin, P ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acrylic rubber; Blends; Cross link distribution; Natural rubber; Swelling

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; BLENDING; COMPOUNDING (CHEMICAL); CROSSLINKING; ELASTIC MODULI; GELS; METALLIC SOAPS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SULFUR; SWELLING; TENSILE STRENGTH; VOLUME FRACTION;

ACRYLIC RUBBER;

RUBBER;

EID: 0037400498     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9418(02)00105-8     Document Type: Article

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