PRIMARyACCElERATORS: c o n t i n u e d 2 vulcanization To understand the action of accelerators, vulcanization of rubber and its chemical changes must be understood. The science of determining the vulcanization (curing) properties of a rubber compound is known as Rheology. Rheology is a cure curve
Vulcanization of rubbers by sulfur alone is an extremely slow and inefficient process. The chemical reaction between sulfur and the Rubber Hydrocarbon occurs mainly aC (doublet the C = bonds ) and each crosslink requires 40 to 55 sulphur atoms (in the absence of accelerator). The process takes around 6 hours at 140°C