what is vulcanised rubber??????
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Vulcanized rubber has many applications and is used to make a vast assortment of objects. For example, vulcanized rubber is used to make rubber hoses, shoe soles, tires, bowling balls......
→ Vulcanization ( also spelled as vulcaniaation ) is a process or more specifically a chemical process in which polymers are converted into a form which more durable than their initial form.
→ It is performed by creating crosslinks.
→ If we form cross links between each polymer chain, it also affects the mechanical properties of that particular element over which the vulcanization process is done.
→ It is quite often that we use the term " vulcanized fibre " by which we actually refer to a kind of cellulose that is in fact treated by a zinc chloride ( ) solution so that the cellulose fibres are crosslinked.
→ A rubber, which had undergone the process of vulcanisation is called and known as vulcanised rubber. Such a rubber is more durable than its raw form.