Rubber compounds cured at low temperatures

摘要

The present invention relates to elastomers, i.e. natural or synthetic rubbers, and also particularly to improved rubber compounds and an improved method of producing moulded cured elastomers.;An improved rubber compound is formed by combining: (i) a dry (not latex) rubber; (ii) a liquid polymer which is chemically compatible with or the same as the dry rubber; and (iii) one or more ultra-fast chemical accelerators.;This rubber compound can be cured very rapidly at temperatures of the order of 150°C and also at low temperatures of the order of 70°C, for example, being pliant and readily mouldable. Further benefits include improvements in physical properties such as shear strength.