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2. Neoprene - Wikipedia

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   Neoprene's burn point is around 260 °C (500 °F). [21] In its native state, neoprene is a very pliable rubber-like material with insulating properties similar to rubber or other solid plastics. Neoprene foam is used in many applications and is produced in either closed-cell or open-cell form.

3. Vulcanization - Wikipedia

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   The term originally referred exclusively to the treatment of natural rubber with sulfur, which remains the most common practice. It has also grown to include the hardening of other (synthetic) rubbers via various means. Examples include silicone rubber via room temperature vulcanizing and chloroprene rubber (neoprene) using metal oxides.

4. Synthetic rubber - Wikipedia

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   Sheet of synthetic rubber coming off the rolling mill at the plant of Goodrich (1941) World War II poster about synthetic rubber tires. Production of synthetic rubber in the United States expanded greatly during World War II since the Axis powers controlled nearly all the world's limited supplies of natural rubber by mid-1942, following the Japanese conquest of most of Asia, particularly in ...

5. Elastomer - Wikipedia

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   Chloroprene rubber (CR), polychloroprene, neoprene; Butyl rubber (copolymer of isobutene and isoprene, IIR) Halogenated butyl rubbers (chloro butyl rubber: CIIR; bromo butyl rubber: BIIR) Styrene-butadiene rubber (copolymer of styrene and butadiene, SBR) Nitrile rubber (copolymer of butadiene and acrylonitrile, NBR), also called Buna N rubbers

6. Thermoplastic elastomer - Wikipedia

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   TPE is commonly used to make suspension bushings for automotive performance applications because of its greater resistance to deformation when compared to regular rubber bushings. Thermoplastics have experienced growth in the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning ( HVAC ) industry due to the function, cost effectiveness and adaptability to ...

7. Hearing Aids With Earmolds Vs. Rubber Domes: What to Know

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   Hearing Aids With Earmolds Vs. Rubber Domes: What to Know. Unknown. Updated October 30, 2024 at 12:16 PM. ... They come in a range of sizes and styles, and most are made of silicone material. In ...