John Davern, Duncan Charlesworth, Arya Kamrani University of Wisconsin-Madison Abstract This study aims to find a natural rubber blend (NR) suitable for extrusion-based additive manufacturing processes by focusing on the stress relaxation time of the material prior to vulcanization. …
Natural Rubber
Stress Relaxation Analysis of Ammonia-Free Natural Rubber
Project Overview Natural rubber (NR) has great potential in becoming a more sustainable alternative to materials currently being used in the athletic footwear industry. Soan Laboratories, a Colombian research institute, recently patented a fabrication method that produces ammonia-free NR. It is …