The Language of Rubber: An Introduction to the Specification and Testing of Elastomers

by L.P. Smith

Details the standard laboratory tests and the simulated service tests for natural and synthetic rubbers as they are increasingly being used in high-performance engineering application; explains the difference in terminology between rubber technologists and engineers, who often use the same word with different meaning; and provides an eight-language vocabulary (without pronunciation) of the principal terms. No bibliography. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

257 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1993