Techniques used for determining cure kinetics of rubber compounds

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 4783-4799

  Arrillaga, A ^a   Zaldua, A M ^a   Atxurra, R M ^a   Farid, A S ^b  

^a Materials Department   (Spain)

^b LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Curing; Modelling; Rheometer; Rubber; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; CURING; INJECTION MOLDING; MOLECULAR MODELING; REACTION KINETICS; RHEOMETERS; VULCANIZATION;

CURE KINETICS; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES;

RUBBER;

EID: 35548967553     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2007.08.024     Document Type: Article

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