App Note: Predicting Low Temperature Compression Sets
Predicting Low Temperature Compression Set with a Rubber Process Analyzer (RPA) Learn From The Rheology Experts A compression set of rubber material is …
Five Tests for Low-Temperature Applications
Author Alpha Technologies Rubber’s ability to withstand very large strains without permanent deformation or fracture makes it ideal for many applications including vibration …
Service Life Prediction: How to Ensure Your O-rings Will Last
Author Alpha Technologies Rubber’s ability to withstand very large strains without permanent deformation or fracture makes it ideal for many applications including vibration …
Understanding ASTM Rubber Testing Standards
Author Alpha Technologies Over the last twenty years, much work has been performed in the ASTM task groups of D11.12 Subcommittee on Rubber …
Reduce Time and Cost of Damping Testing- Here’s How
Author Li Wan, Application Engineer, China How Long Does it Take You to Test for Damping Properties During a Production Run? Not to dampen …
The Benefits of Silica Filler While Minimizing the Processing Hassles
Author Dilip Dhupia, Application Engineer, India How Alpha’s Premier™ RPA can provide qualitative estimates of silanization. Modern tire treads and other high-performance rubber …
Part 3: Using LAOS to Quantify Long Chain Branching and to Predict Processability
Michele Scacchi Alpha Technologies ICYMI – Recap for people who go right to the third blog without reading the first one. The presence …
Part 4: Case Studies: Determination of Long Chain Branching in Polymer and Prediction of Processability
Michele Scacchi Alpha Technologies ICYMI – Recap for people who go right to the fourth blog without reading the first one. The LAOS …
7 Important Factors That Affect Your Rubber Mix
Author Jessica Gialamas Application Engineer, Americas This blog highlights seven important factors that affect your rubber mix, how that can change the quality …
Cure Cycle Optimization of Rubber Compounds Using VTA
Author: Dilip Dhupia, Application Engineer, India If you’re reading this, you probably already know that it was Charles Goodyear who invented the vulcanization of rubber …