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MODIFIED NATURAL RUBBER [2 records]

Record 1 2017-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rubber
DEF

A modified type of natural rubber which has many processing advantages over normal sheet and crepe rubbers. It shows reduced shrinkage, reduced die swell and much better retention of dimensions especially in complicated extrusions. It is made by adding a quantity of vulcanized latex to normal latex before coagulating.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Caoutchouc
Key term(s)
  • caoutchouc à mise en œuvre améliorée

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Caucho
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Record 2 2016-08-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastic Materials
  • Thermal Insulation
DEF

[A] closed-cell flexible foam made of natural or synthetic rubber, or a mixture of the two, and containing other polymers and other chemicals that may be modified by organic or inorganic additives.

OBS

flexible elastomeric foam; FEF: term, abbreviation, and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matières plastiques
  • Isolation thermique
DEF

Mousse souple à base de cellules fermées, composée de caoutchouc naturel ou synthétique, ou du mélange des deux, et contenant d'autres polymères ainsi que d'autres substances chimiques qui peuvent être modifiées par des additifs organiques ou inorganiques.

OBS

mousse souple élastomère; FEF : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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