Engineering with Rubber 3E: How to Design Rubber Components

This book provides the principles of rubber science and technology:what rubber is, how it behaves, and how to design engineering components with rubber. It introduces the principleson which successful use of rubber depends and offers solutions to the questions engineers in rubber processing face every day. How is an elastomerchosen and aformulation developed? Why is rubber highly elastic and relatively strong? How is the stiffness andstrength of a product estimated? How ishigh quality and durability guaranteed? The authors describe current practices in rubber engineering. At the end of each chapter, there are sample questions and problems (with solutions) that gauge mastery of the material.