Tyres account for over 60 per cent of the world's total rubber usage. The distribution of rubbers used in tyres between natural and synthetic rubber varies from country to country. The trends in tyre development are indicated. The properties of natural rubber and the main synthetic rubbers used in tyres are described. Newer synthetic rubber types and new forms of natural rubber are also described. The suitability of the different rubbers for use in the various components of tyres is discussed. The other factors besides technological suitability are then taken up. These include availability and price.The manufacture of synthetic rubbers from petrochemical based materials is traced and the problems facing synthetic rubber manufacturers are discussed...
| Date of Award | Jan 1975 |
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| Original language | English |
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A study of the exploitation of the properties of natural rubber in tyres
Wijeratne, M. S. (Author). Jan 1975
Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Philosophy