Rubber to Rubber Adhesion

This book covers various aspects of rubber to rubber adhesion. Rubber is a polymer whose glass transition temperature is well below the room temperature and hence the chains are very mobile at room and higher temperatures. This property makes this material very versatile. Rubber is used in a large number of applications ranging from underground mining to tire to space shuttle. In all these cases, compounded rubbers are used in laminates and joined. Higher the adhesion, higher will be the joint strength. The principles taught in adhesion science and technology are extensively used to prepare better joints and hence useful products. The subject of this book is important theoretically and it has practical implications as well. Rubber to rubber adhesion is all pervading. Hence, the book will be used by academicians, R & D personnel, company people, and rubber and adhesion practitioners. The book serves to satisfy a wide range of disciplines (polymer, materials, chemical, chemistry, mechanical etc.) and hence starts with with an introduction on rubber, then characterization of rubber, rubber surface and joints and finally covers other chapters on rubber to rubber adhesion. Scientific aspects to understand the technology are highlighted. It gives a comprehensive treatment on Adhesion between Unvulcanized Elastomers, Self- healing of Elastomers, Adhesion between Compounded Elastomers by co-crosslinking, Adhesion between partially Vulcanized Compounded Rubber and partially Vulcanized Compounded Rubber, Adhesion between Vulcanized Rubber and Unvulcanized Rubber- or partially Vulcanized Rubber, and Adhesion between Vulcanized Rubber and Vulcanized Rubber.