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Elastomers

Elastomers. By Group 8, Ranald Ong Joshua Tsoi Lenard Cheng Josuha Go Justin Lumacad. Elastomers = Definition. Any of various elastic substances resembling rubber Basically, Elastomer means rubber. Polymers.

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Elastomers

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  1. Elastomers By Group 8, Ranald Ong Joshua Tsoi Lenard Cheng Josuha Go Justin Lumacad

  2. Elastomers = Definition • Any of various elastic substances resembling rubber • Basically, Elastomer means rubber.

  3. Polymers • a substance (as polystyrene) consisting of molecules that are large multiples of units of low molecular weight

  4. What is an Elastomer? • An Elastomer is a polymers having the elastic property or the flexibility of a natural rubber. • One thing that make elastomers special is they can be stretched to many times their original length, and can bounce back into their original shape without permanent deformation.

  5. Industries often rely on elastomers. These industries includes automobiles, sports, electronics, and assembly line factories. • Why is this so? • easy to sculpt when they are in their softened, resinous state • Once it hardens, it’s impervious or it’s hard to break.

  6. Elastomer: Properties • Flexible • Does not conduct electricity • Lightweight • Hard • Dense • Resistant from corrosion from different chemicals

  7. Uses of Elastomers • Elastomers are used in: • Wheels of a skate board • Sole on a tennis shoe • insulation covering speaker cables; • telephone lines

  8. Ability • Can be compounded • If you combine it with other polymers, it will “upgrade” its ability like making it less likely to soften at high temperatures or break down around ozone gas. • It can also fuse with metal, hard plastic, or different kinds of rubber, with excellent adherence meaning it’s hard to remove.

  9. Crosslinking • Crosslinked property- ability to deform and return to their previous shape • Crosslinking means different polymers have been linked together

  10. Negative Aspect • Difficult to recycle

  11. Sources • Anonymous. (2002 ). Elastomer. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elastomers • Anonymous. (2002). Polymer. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polymers • Anonymous. (2005). Elastomers. http://www.pslc.ws/mactest/elas.htm

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