This course covers experiments involved in rubber processing and testing. The experiments will involve on viscosity and plasticity of raw rubber; processing of rubber involving with mixing and compounding; curing; rubber vulcanization. Experiments also covers on rubber testing that include tensile and tearing tests; hardness, resilience, compression set, accelerated ageing and de-termination of cross-link density. It also covers an experiment that comparing tensile properties and hardness between natural rubber and synthetic rubber and effects of addition of different fillers on hardness, resilience and compression set.
Skill Level: Beginner