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The relationship between structure, properties and problems in application of reinforced thermoplastic rubber mouldings

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posted on 2017-10-25, 16:01 authored by Dalbir S. Nandra
Problems have been encountered in the manufacture of shoe components from compounds based on Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene (SBS) block copolymers. These have included: adhesion pucker of the surface on bending; poor mar resistance; weld lines on appropriate mouldings; reduction in stiffness on mechanical working; and variable hardness with different processing conditions. [Continues.]

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Shoe and Allied Trades Research Association (SATRA) (studentship).

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  • Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering

Department

  • Materials

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© D.S. Nandra

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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 2.5 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.5) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/

Publication date

1978

Notes

A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy at Loughborough University.

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  • en

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