Heterogeneity and Crosslinking of Elastomer Blends. Investigations of Chlorobutyl with Highly Unsaturated Elastomers

Abstract Literature on the fundamental physios and chemistry of elastomers blends is limited, even though blends are employed commercially. Past research on individual elastomers is inadequate for a good understanding of blends. Properties of elastomers blends, unlike those of plastic blends, depend on vulcanization chemistry. The general problem is therefore one of understanding the nature and properties of elastomer blends in which complex chemical reactions have been superimposed on a complex physical state. The present paper is a preliminary examination of both of these aspects.