2橡胶（国外英文资料）.doc

2橡胶 rubber I. natural attributes What we usually call natural rubber is an elastic solid made from natural rubber latex collected from a rubber tree in Brazil and processed by solidification and drying. Natural rubber is a kind of polyisoprene as the main component of natural polymer, the molecular formula is n (C5H8), the rubber hydrocarbon (polyisoprene) content of more than 90%, also contains a small amount of protein, fat, sugar and ash etc.. Physical characteristics of natural rubber. Natural rubber has high elasticity at room temperature, a plastic, with great mechanical strength, little hysteresis loss, low heat when deformed, therefore the flexing resistance is also very good, and because it is a non-polar rubber, so a good electrical insulation performance. Chemical properties of natural rubber. Because there are unsaturated double bonds, so natural rubber is a kind of chemical reaction ability of the material, light, heat, ozone, radiation, flex deformation and copper, manganese metal can promote the aging of rubber, natural rubber is not aging fatal weakness, however, add a natural antioxidant, sometimes in the sun the sun for two months and still do not see much change in the warehouse storage after three years still can be used as usual. Dielectric properties of natural rubber. Natural rubber has better alkali resistance, but not strong acid. Since natural rubber is a non-polar rubber, can only withstand some polar solvents and in nonpolar solvent swelling, therefore, the oil resistance and solvent resistance is poor, generally speaking, hydrocarbons, halogenated hydrocarbons, second rate of carbon, ether, ketone and advanced higher fatty acids on natural rubber were dissolved effect, but its solubility is influenced by plasticizing degree, while lower ketones, esters and alcohols on the lower natural rubber is a non solvent. Two, variety classification and quality standard Natural rubber can be divided into two broad categories: solid, natural rubber (