Measurement of Refractive Index of Elastomers

1952 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 693-699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aurelia Arnold ◽  
Irving Madorsky ◽  
Lawrence A. Wood
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Natural Rubber ◽  
Light Source ◽  
Transition Temperatures ◽  
Incandescent Light ◽  
Synthetic Rubber ◽  
Second Order Transition ◽  
The Government

Abstract The measurement of the refractive index of elastomers is discussed, with particular reference to GR-S rubber and the use of an Abbé type of refractometer. Detailed descriptions of the apparatus used and the procedure for GR-S rubber are given. Common sources of error are discussed and methods of minimizing these errors are given. A detailed stady has been made of the precision obtainable with GR-S polymers using the Abbé type of refractometer with an incandescent light source. It was found that the standard deviation corresponding to variability of a single random determination was 0.00007. The method has been used for several years as the basis for the determination of bound styrene in copolymers of butadiene and styrene, and is currently employed for control purposes in the government-owned synthetic rubber plants. It has also been used for determining the percentage of rubber hydrocarbon in natural rubber and for locating second-order transition temperatures.

Refractometric Determination of Second-Order Transition Temperatures in Polymers. V. Determination of the Refractive Indexes of Elastomers at Temperatures from 25 to −120° C

1951 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 585-590
Author(s):  
Richard H. Wiley ◽  
G. M. Brauer ◽  
A. R. Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Natural Rubber ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Order Transition ◽  
Transition Temperatures ◽  
Refractometric Method ◽  
Second Order Transition ◽  
Refractometric Determination ◽  
Transition Points

Abstract In previous papers a refractometric method was described for determining second-order transition temperatures of polymers whose transitions occur between 75 and −60° C. In the present study, an Abbé refractometer was insulated and used to determine the refractive indexes of polymers down to − 120° C and the transition points of natural rubber and a number of synthetic rubbers.

Beta Ray Absorption in Polymers and Determination of First and Second-Order Transition Temperatures

1963 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 459-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Zannetti ◽  
P. Manaresi ◽  
L. Baldi
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transitions ◽  
Natural Rubber ◽  
Good Accuracy ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Order Transition ◽  
Beta Radiation ◽  
Transition Temperatures ◽  
Inorganic Substances ◽  
Second Order Transition

Abstract It is possible to determine the first- and second-order transition temperatures of polymers, copolymers, and other organic and inorganic substances with good accuracy and reproducibility by measuring their absorption of beta radiation. Variations in the measured absorptions are in essence related to variations in the product of the density and thickness of the sample, so that the method can be employed, in practice, when seeking information concerning variations in density, with the temperature or the time. The technique was used to investigate a number of polymers, e.g., polyethylene terephthalate, polystyrene, polyethylene, 1,4-cis polybutadiene, natural rubber, polyisobutylene, polybutene-1, polypropylene, and certain copolymers of ethylene/propylene and ethylene/butene-1. Finally, data pertaining to phase transitions in organic and inorganic substances are presented. The results are discussed., and compared with those obtained by other methods.

Determination of Peroxides in Synthetic Rubbers

1945 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 874-876
Author(s):  
Richard F. Robey ◽  
Herbert K. Wiese
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Natural Rubber ◽  
Quantitative Determination ◽  
High Molecular Weight ◽  
Active Oxygen ◽  
Lower Molecular Weight ◽  
Synthetic Rubber ◽  
High Molecular Weight Polymers ◽  
Methanol Solutions

Abstract Peroxides are found in synthetic rubbers either as the result of attack by oxygen, usually from the air, or as a residue from polymerization operations employing peroxide catalysts. Because of possible detrimental effects of active oxygen on the properties of the rubber, a method of quantitative determination is needed. The concentration of peroxides in substances of lower molecular weight may be determined with ferrous thiocyanate reagent, either titrimetrically as recommended by Yule and Wilson or colorimetrically as by Young, Vogt, and Nieuwland. Unfortunately, many highly polymeric substances are not soluble in the acetone and methanol solutions employed in these procedures. This is also the case with hydrocarbon monomers, such as butadiene, containing appreciable concentrations of soluble high molecular weight polymers. Bolland, Sundralingam, Sutton and Tristram recommended benzene as a solvent for natural rubber samples and the reagent made up in methanol. However, most synthetic rubbers are not readily soluble even in this combination. The following procedure employs the ferrous thiocyanate reagent in combination with a solvent capable of maintaining considerable concentrations of synthetic rubber in solution. The solvent comprises essentially 20 per cent ethanol in chloroform.

Refractometric Determination of Second-Order Transition Temperatures in Polymers. IV. Butadiene-Acrylo-Nitrile Copolymers

1949 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 402-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard H. Wiley ◽  
G. M. Brauer
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Linear Relation ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Order Transition ◽  
Copolymer Composition ◽  
Transition Temperatures ◽  
Second Order Transition ◽  
Refractometric Determination ◽  
Acrylonitrile Copolymers

Abstract A previous study of the low-temperature properties of a series of vulcanized butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymers indicated an approximately linear relation between composition and brittle temperature. This study provides information relating low-temperature properties to copolymer composition for a series of industrially available butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymers of varying acrylonitrile content. The refractometric technique for determining second-order transition temperatures (Tm) as previously described was used to determine Tm.

Processing Characteristics of Synthetic Tire Rubber

1943 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 203-208
Author(s):  
B. S. Garvey ◽  
M. H. Whitlock ◽  
J. A. Freese
Keyword(s):  
Natural Rubber ◽  
Laboratory Tests ◽  
Laboratory Methods ◽  
Tire Rubber ◽  
Synthetic Rubber ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Full Production ◽  
The Government ◽  
Processing Properties ◽  
Made In

Abstract The processing characteristics of synthetic tire rubber, such as is being made in the government program, are sufficiently different from those of natural rubber to require different laboratory and factory treatment. Since the laboratory tests used for the evaluation of processing characteristics were developed for natural rubber, it is not surprising that they are not so satisfactory for synthetic rubber. The purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the characteristics of synthetic tire rubber, and to describe certain tests which have been found useful for evaluating different types of synthetic rubber or different compounds of the same synthetic rubber. In the course of the development, it has been necessary to evaluate rubbers with a wide variety of processing properties. As production has increased, there has been less variation in the output from any one plant. As the newer and larger plants come into full production, we can expect greater uniformity from each plant and between different plants. We can also look forward to gradual improvements in processing characteristics. This development will be ensured by adequate laboratory methods for evaluating processing properties. This discussion is based in part on variations encountered in development work and in part on the properties of the present production from one plant.

Behavioural thresholds for diffuse illumination in the goldfish

1977 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-96
Author(s):  
W. N. Tavolga
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Light Source ◽  
Avoidance Conditioning ◽  
Carassius Auratus ◽  
Broad Band ◽  
Neutral Density ◽  
Goldfish Carassius Auratus ◽  
Diffuse Illumination ◽  
Cathode Ray Tube

Thresholds for diffuse, broad-band illumination were obtained for the goldfish (Carassius auratus) by avoidance conditioning. The light source was a television cathode-ray tube whose output was controlled over a range of 140 dB by a combination of ‘brightness’ control, blanking of scan lines, and neutral density filters. The threshold was calculated in terms of irradiance to be 2-9 X 10(−6) muW cm-2 (+/− a standard deviation of 1-4). The determination of absolute, rather than relative, values, and the use of overhead, diffuse illumination provided data that would be ecologically and behaviourally relevant.

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