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Some natural rubber sources, such as gutta-percha, are composed of trans-1,4-polyisoprene, a structural isomer that has similar properties. Natural rubber is an elastomer and a thermoplastic. Once the rubber is vulcanized, it is a thermoset. Most rubber in everyday use is vulcanized to a point where it shares properties of both; i.e., if it is ...
A rubber band is a single molecule, as is a latex glove. The sections of polyisoprene between two adjacent cross-links are called network chains and can contain up to several hundred isoprene units. In natural rubber, each cross-link produces a network node with four chains emanating from it.
Natural rubber consists mainly of poly-cis-isoprene with a molecular mass of 100,000 to 1,000,000 g/mol. Typically natural rubber contains a few percent of other materials, such as proteins, fatty acids, resins, and inorganic materials. Some natural rubber sources, called gutta percha, are composed of trans-1,4-polyisoprene, a structural isomer ...
Rubber's ability to sustain large deformations with relatively little damage or permanent set makes it ideal for many applications. Pages in category "Rubber properties" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
Natural polyisoprene: cis-1,4-polyisoprene natural rubber (NR) and trans-1,4-polyisoprene gutta-percha; Synthetic polyisoprene (IR for isoprene rubber) Polybutadiene (BR for butadiene rubber) Chloroprene rubber (CR), polychloroprene, neoprene; Butyl rubber (copolymer of isobutene and isoprene, IIR)
Worker placing a tire in a mold before vulcanization. Sulfur vulcanization is a chemical process for converting natural rubber or related polymers into materials of varying hardness, elasticity, and mechanical durability by heating them with sulfur [citation needed] or sulfur-containing compounds. [1]
Natural forms of polyisoprene are also used in substantial quantities, the most important being "natural rubber" (mostly cis-1,4-polyisoprene), which is derived from the sap of trees. Both synthetic polyisoprene and natural rubber are highly elastic and consequently used to make tires and a variety of other applications.
Yeoh model prediction versus experimental data for natural rubber. Model parameters and experimental data from PolymerFEM.com. The Yeoh hyperelastic material model [1] is a phenomenological model for the deformation of nearly incompressible, nonlinear elastic materials such as rubber.