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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. Wetsuit - Wikipedia

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   Initially, wetsuits were crafted solely from foam-rubber or neoprene sheets devoid of any supporting material. Such suits demanded cautious handling during wear due to the inherent fragility and stickiness of foam-rubber against the skin. Excessive stretching and pulling often resulted in tearing these suits apart. [30]

4. 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.

5. Chloroprene - Wikipedia

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   The primary occupational concern for chloroprene is limited to the facilities producing chloroprene and using chloroprene to produce the synthetic rubber, polychloroprene. [12] The high vaporization potential and flammability of chloroprene has significant implications for handling and storage operations in the occupational setting.

6. 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 ...

7. What College Football Playoff games are today? Breaking down ...

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   The College Football Playoff got underway Friday but the main course is spread out through Saturday. Three first-round games will be played across three separate campus sites from State College ...

8. Why Pamela Anderson Goes Makeup-Free in “The Last ... - AOL

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   Pamela Anderson often chooses not to wear makeup — and so does the woman she plays in The Last Showgirl. In a new interview with PEOPLE, Anderson, 57, explains why her character, Shelly — a ...

9. 7 costly or financial trends to leave behind — and 5 worth ...

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   3. Joining the memecoin mania. Memecoins are like bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, but inspired by internet trends, jokes or viral moments without any real purpose behind them, making them one ...