Peroxide Vulcanisation of Hydrogenated Butadiene–Acrylonitrile Rubber

Abstract

Saturated hydrocarbon polymers, such as, for example, fluorine-containing rubber, siloxane rubber, and ethylene-propylene rubber, are effectively vulcanised by organic peroxides. Owing to the formation of heatresistant carbon-carbon bonds with high energy between the rubber macromolecules, vulcanisates produced using peroxide crosslinking systems possess increased thermal stability and resistance to thermo-oxidative ageing and other effects. This makes peroxide vulcanisation central to the creation of various mechanical rubber goods.