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Elastomers are notable as very special class of polymers due to their multifunctional applications. The superior mechanical properties, high flexibility, resilience and good viscoelastic behaviour make this class applicable in a wide range of technology and industry. Depending on the various properties and general applications elastomers are classified in to a number of categories. This particular chapter deals with a very important class of special purpose elastomers. The synthesis, structure, different properties, mode of vulcanization, processing and applications of most of the synthetic elastomers are discussed. Apart from providing a basic understanding about the materials, this chapter can facilitate wide information about the technical details and industrial importance of this class of rubbers.
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Ponnamma, D. et al. (2013). Special Purpose Elastomers: Synthesis, Structure-Property Relationship, Compounding, Processing and Applications. In: Visakh, P., Thomas, S., Chandra, A., Mathew, A. (eds) Advances in Elastomers I. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 11. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20925-3_3
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