Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Introduction to Rubber -- 1.1 History -- 1.2 What is a Rubber? -- 1.3 What is the Structure of Rubber? -- 1.4 Why is Rubber Chosen Over Other Materials? -- 1.5 Brief Outline of Preparation of Rubber -- 1.6 Types of Rubber -- 1.6.1 Natural Rubber (NR) -- 1.6.2 Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) -- 1.6.3 Polybutadiene Rubber (BR) -- 1.6.4 Nitrile Rubber (NBR) and Hydrogenated Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (HNBR) -- 1.6.5 Ethylene Propylene Rubber (EPDM/EPM) -- 1.6.6 Chloroprene Rubber (CR) -- 1.6.7 Butyl Rubber (IIR) -- 1.7 Compounding of Rubbers -- 1.7.1 Rubbers -- 1.7.2 Vulcanizing Agents -- 1.7.3 Accelerator and Accelerator-Activators -- 1.7.4 Age Resistors -- 1.7.5 Fillers -- 1.7.6 Processing Aid -- 1.7.7 Miscellaneous Ingredients -- 1.8 The Processes of the Rubber Industry -- 1.9 Why is Adhesion Important in Rubber Science? -- References -- 2 Important Physical Properties for Understanding Rubber Adhesion and Measurements of Rubber Adhesion -- 2.1 Molecular Weight of Polymer -- 2.1.1 Definition -- 2.1.2 Determination of Molecular Weight and MWD -- 2.1.3 Relationship Between Adhesion and Molecular Weight in Unvulcanized Rubber -- References -- 2.2 Glass Transition Temperature -- 2.2.1 Introduction and Definition -- 2.2.2 Glass Transition and Thermodynamics -- 2.2.3 Factors on Which Tg Depends -- 2.2.4 Determination of Tg -- References -- 2.3 Solubility Parameter, Interaction Parameter and Interface -- 2.3.1 Solubility Parameter -- 2.3.2 Interaction Parameter -- 2.3.3 Interface -- References -- 2.4 Spectroscopic Techniques -- 2.4.1 Introduction -- 2.4.2 Principle of FTIR Spectroscopy -- 2.4.3 Principle of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy -- 2.4.4 Principle of X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS).

2.4.5 Chemical Groups and Adhesion -- References -- 2.5 Microscopy -- 2.5.1 Optical or Light Microscopy -- 2.5.2 Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) -- 2.5.3 Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) -- 2.5.4 Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) -- References -- 2.6 Contact Angle, Surface Energy and Surface Roughness -- 2.6.1 Contact Angle -- 2.6.2 Surface Energy -- 2.6.3 Work of Adhesion and Spreading Coefficient -- 2.6.4 Theoretical Adhesion and Practical Adhesion -- 2.6.5 Surface Roughness -- References -- 2.7 Rheological Properties of Rubber -- 2.7.1 Definition -- 2.7.2 Measurement of Viscosity and Elasticity -- References -- 2.8 Curing and Crosslinking of Rubber -- 2.8.1 Concepts and Definitions -- 2.8.2 Measurements -- 2.8.3 Determination of Crosslink Density -- 2.8.4 Relationship Between Adhesion Strength and Crosslinking -- References -- 2.9 Mechanical Properties -- 2.9.1 Tensile Properties -- 2.9.2 Tearing Energy/Tear Strength -- 2.9.3 Fatigue, Stress Relaxation and Creep of Rubber -- References -- 2.10 Dynamical Mechanical Analysis (DMA) -- 2.10.1 Introduction -- 2.10.2 Operating Principles -- 2.10.3 Temperature Sweep Test Using DMA -- 2.10.4 Frequency Sweep Master Curves from TimeTemperature Superposition (TTS) Using DMA -- References -- 2.11 Diffusion and Adhesion -- 2.11.1 Concepts -- 2.11.2 Diffusion Theory of Adhesion -- 2.11.3 Methods to Identify Diffusion Across the Interface -- 2.11.4 Self-Diffusion Coefficient -- 2.11.5 Concept of Tack, Diffusion and Viscosity -- 2.11.6 Models Related to Diffusion of Polymers -- References -- 2.12 Test Methods for Rubber to Rubber Adhesion and Self-Healing -- 2.12.1 Unvulcanized Rubber Test -- 2.12.2 Vulcanized Rubber Test -- 2.12.3 Tests for Self-Healing -- References -- 3 Adhesion Between Unvulcanized Elastomers -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Autohesive Tack -- 3.2.1 Autohesive Tack Criterion.

3.2.2 Theories Related to Autohesive Tack -- 3.2.3 Factors Affecting Autohesive Tack Bond Formation Process -- 3.2.4 Factors Affecting Autohesive Tack Bond Destruction Process -- 3.2.5 Effect of Molecular Properties on Autohesive Tack -- 3.2.6 Environmental Effects on Autohesive Tack -- 3.2.7 Effect of Compounding Ingredients on Autohesive Tack -- 3.2.8 Effect of Fillers -- References -- 4 Self-Healing of Elastomers -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Examples -- 4.2.1 Hydrogen Bonding -- 4.2.2 Thermo Reversible Diels-Alder Chemistry -- 4.2.3 Ionic Bonding -- 4.2.4 Coordination Complexes -- 4.2.5 Exchange of Disulfide Bonds -- 4.2.6 Other Reactions -- 4.3 Reactions on Various Rubbers -- 4.4 External Healing Agents -- 4.5 Self-Healing in Tire Industry -- 4.6 Summary of Self-Healing System -- References -- 5 Adhesion Between Compounded Elastomers by Co-Crosslinking -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Co-Crosslinking -- 5.2.1 Adhesion Between Unvulcanized Rubber (Filled with Crosslinking Agents) and Unvulcanized Rubber (Filled with Crosslinking Agents) by Co-Crosslinking -- References -- 6 Adhesion Between Partially Vulcanized Rubber and Partially Vulcanized Rubber -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Experiments of Chang and Gent -- 6.3 Experiments of Bhowmick and Gent -- 6.4 Experiments of Chun and Gent -- 6.5 Experiments of Sarkar and Bhowmick -- 6.6 Experiments of Gent and Lai -- 6.7 Experiments of Ruch, David and Vallat -- References -- 7 Adhesion Between Vulcanized Rubber and Unvulcanized Rubber or Partially Vulcanized Rubber -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Adhesion Between Vulcanized Rubber and Unvulcanized Rubber (Filled with Crosslinking Agents) -- 7.3 Adhesion Between Vulcanized Rubber and Partially Vulcanized Rubber (Filled with Crosslinking Agents) -- References -- 8 Adhesion Between Vulcanized Rubber and Vulcanized Rubber -- References -- Index -- About the Authors.

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