vulcanizing
Heat-treating raw rubber
Vulcanizing is treating rubber with heat and sulfur to make it stronger, more elastic, and resistant to temperature changes.
The process transforms soft, sticky raw rubber into the durable material used in tires, hoses, and gaskets.
The shop specializes in vulcanizing and retreading tires.
Restoring health or preserving
- sulfurYellow combustible element
- cross-linkingBonds joining parallel chains
- acceleratorsThings that speed up
- compressionForcing into smaller space
autoclave · molding · extrusion · heating · bonding · polymerization · thermoset · press
Discovered rubber vulcanization process
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- discoveryAct of finding something
- industrial revolutionRapid economic mechanization period
- AkronNortheast Ohio industrial city
tire manufacturing · mass production · synthetic rubber · World War II
Yellow combustible element
- cross-linkingBonds joining parallel chains
- acceleratorsThings that speed up
- stabilizersMechanisms ensuring steadiness
- antioxidantsSubstances counteracting oxidative damage
fillers · catalysts · chemical bonds · elastomers · polymers · carbon black · zinc oxide · curatives
Pressurized steam sterilization chamber
- pressApply force downward
- ovenEnclosed cooking chamber
- moldForm-giving container
- conveyorMechanism that transports items
infrared heater · extruder · calender · mixer · mill · hydraulic press · platen · timer
Resistance to wear
- elasticityTendency to resume original form
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- tensile strengthResistance to pulling force
- heat resistanceTolerance to high temperatures
flexibility · hardness · weather resistance · elongation · impermeability · shock absorption
Rubber wheel coverings
- conveyor beltsLooped bands transporting items
- rubber bandsElastic loops for bundling
- hosesFlexible tubes for water
- gasketsRings that prevent leakage
shoe soles · seals · O-rings · bushings · mounts · diaphragms · rollers · linings
curing
Restoring health or preserving
- sulfurYellow combustible element
- cross-linkingBonds joining parallel chains
- acceleratorsThings that speed up
compression · autoclave · molding · extrusion · heating · bonding · polymerization · thermoset · press · calendering
Charles Goodyear
Discovered rubber vulcanization process
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- discoveryAct of finding something
- industrial revolutionRapid economic mechanization period
Akron · tire manufacturing · mass production · synthetic rubber · World War II
sulfur
Yellow combustible element
- cross-linkingBonds joining parallel chains
- acceleratorsThings that speed up
- stabilizersMechanisms ensuring steadiness
antioxidants · fillers · catalysts · chemical bonds · elastomers · polymers · carbon black · zinc oxide · curatives · retarders
autoclave
Pressurized steam sterilization chamber
conveyor · infrared heater · extruder · calender · mixer · mill · hydraulic press · platen · timer · pressure gauge
durability
Resistance to wear
- elasticityTendency to resume original form
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- tensile strengthResistance to pulling force
heat resistance · flexibility · hardness · weather resistance · elongation · impermeability · shock absorption
tires
Rubber wheel coverings
- conveyor beltsLooped bands transporting items
- rubber bandsElastic loops for bundling
- hosesFlexible tubes for water
gaskets · shoe soles · seals · O-rings · bushings · mounts · diaphragms · rollers · linings · bladders
- shoemakingcobbler, cordwainer, cobbling, last, shoe lasts
- hardeninghardening, stiffening, solidification, solidifying, rigidifying
- repairsrepair, fixing, mending, patching, repairing
- metalworkingwelding, casting, forging, smithing, smelting
- fasteningattaching, fastening, tying, clamping, screwing
- conveyorsbelt conveyor, drag chain, belt, idlers, idler
vulcanizingmelting
Solid-to-liquid transition
softening · degrading · dissolving · decomposing · plasticizing
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