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neoprene: see rubber rubber, any solid substance that upon vulcanization becomes elastic; the term includes natural rubber ( caoutchouc ) and synthetic rubber. The term elastomer ..... Click the link for more information. . neopreneAny of a class of elastomers (rubberlike synthetic organic compounds of high molecular weight) made by polymerization of the monomer 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene and vulcanized (cross-linked, like rubber), by sulfur, metallic oxides, or other agents. These synthetic rubbers, discovered in 1931 (see W.H. Carothers), are generally too expensive to use in making tires, but their resistance to chemicals and oxidation (see oxidation-reduction) makes them valuable in specialized applications, including shoe soles, hoses, adhesives, gaskets, seals, and foamed articles. |
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| The polar chlorine group in neoprene rubber offers more resistance to rotational motion than does the methyl group in natural rubber. DuPont intends to close its other Neoprene rubber facility in Louisville and consolidate the production in LaPlace next year. Truckbed Spray Gard is a temperature tolerant, easy to use neoprene rubber spray formulated to prepare pickup truck beds prior to installation of a plastic drop-in bedliner. |
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