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CAOUTCHOUC G.R.S [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Rubber
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- styrene-butadiene rubber
1, record 1, English, styrene%2Dbutadiene%20rubber
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- SBR 2, record 1, English, SBR
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- butadiene-styrene rubber 3, record 1, English, butadiene%2Dstyrene%20rubber
correct
- SBR 2, record 1, English, SBR
correct
- SBR 2, record 1, English, SBR
- butadiene styrene 4, record 1, English, butadiene%20styrene
correct
- SBR 2, record 1, English, SBR
correct
- SBR 2, record 1, English, SBR
- S.B.R. rubber 5, record 1, English, S%2EB%2ER%2E%20rubber
- government rubber-styrene 6, record 1, English, government%20rubber%2Dstyrene
correct, obsolete
- GR-S 2, record 1, English, GR%2DS
correct, obsolete
- GR-S 2, record 1, English, GR%2DS
- GR-S rubber 7, record 1, English, GR%2DS%20rubber
correct, obsolete
- Buna-S 8, record 1, English, Buna%2DS
correct, obsolete
- Buna S 9, record 1, English, Buna%20S
correct, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
By far the most widely used type of synthetic rubber, ... These materials are suspended in finely divided emulsion form in a large proportion of water, in the presence of a soap or detergent. Also present in small amounts are an initiator or catalyst ... 1, record 1, English, - styrene%2Dbutadiene%20rubber
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Use: Tires, footwear, mechanical goods, coatings, adhesives, solvent-release sealants, carpet backing. 1, record 1, English, - styrene%2Dbutadiene%20rubber
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
original code name: Buna S - American government code: GR-S - current code: SBR. 6, record 1, English, - styrene%2Dbutadiene%20rubber
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Buna
- Buna rubber
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Caoutchouc
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- butadiène-styrène
1, record 1, French, butadi%C3%A8ne%2Dstyr%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- S.B.R. 1, record 1, French, S%2EB%2ER%2E
correct, masculine noun
- SBR 2, record 1, French, SBR
correct, masculine noun
- GR-S 1, record 1, French, GR%2DS
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- caoutchouc butadiène-styrène 3, record 1, French, caoutchouc%20butadi%C3%A8ne%2Dstyr%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
- SBR 2, record 1, French, SBR
correct, masculine noun
- SBR 2, record 1, French, SBR
- caoutchouc S.B.R. 4, record 1, French, caoutchouc%20S%2EB%2ER%2E
correct, masculine noun
- caoutchouc G.R.S. 5, record 1, French, caoutchouc%20G%2ER%2ES%2E
masculine noun
- GRS 2, record 1, French, GRS
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
- GRS 2, record 1, French, GRS
- Buna S 1, record 1, French, Buna%20S
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
- Buna-S 2, record 1, French, Buna%2DS
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Butadiène-styrène. Connu aussi sous les noms commerciaux de Buna S, GR-S, S.B.R., c'est le plus important des caoutchoucs synthétiques du point de vue quantitatif. [...] On le prépare en polymérisant en émulsion butadiène et styrène selon le rapport 77/23, avec des catalyseurs radicalaires au persulfate. 1, record 1, French, - butadi%C3%A8ne%2Dstyr%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le SBR [...] est [...] un copolymère de butadiène et de styrène, développé d'abord en Allemagne sous le nom de Buna-S. Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, les États-Unis ont utilisé la technologie allemande pour le fabriquer sous la dénomination GRS (government rubber styrene), qui a fait place ensuite à celle de SBR. 2, record 1, French, - butadi%C3%A8ne%2Dstyr%C3%A8ne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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