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vulcanized

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vul·ca·nize  (vlk-nz)
tr.v. vul·ca·nized, vul·ca·niz·ing, vul·ca·niz·es
To improve the strength, resiliency, and freedom from stickiness and odor of (rubber, for example) by combining with sulfur or other additives in the presence of heat and pressure.

vulca·niza·ble adj.
vulca·ni·zation (-n-zshn) n.
vulca·nizer n.
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Adj.1.vulcanized - (used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity)
processed - prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process; "processed ores"


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The history of the cure process is discussed, along with complex problems associated with heat transfer, principles and methods involved with the curing of rubber sheets in molds, mechanical properties of both unvulcanized and vulcanized rubber, resistance of rubber to liquids and gas, and more.
 
 
 
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