Appendix RUBBER INFORMATION RESOURCES

Appendix RUBBER INFORMATION RESOURCES RUTH MURRAY Rubber Division ACS Library The University of Akron Akron, Ohio The body of rubber literature continues to increase as new materials enter the picture and as old and new ones find new applications. It is difficult for the expert in the field to keep track of its many developments, while to one not so skilled in the art as the engineer or designer, the rubber literature can be ob scure. The references listed below are intended only to highlight the major sources of information. Books review the known and basic information; handbooks, dictionaries and directories point out the specific facts and data; periodicals keep one up-to-date on the relatively late information. The newest information is usually found in conference proceedings. Forming a little classification of their own are the books which cannot be included in the technical listing per se but which will appeal to the reader in terested in the history of the rubber industry and of rubber technology. GENERAL BOOKS K. W. Allen, ed., Adhesion 1-9, Applied Science Publishers, London, 1977-1985. The books contain papers that were given at the Annual Conferences on Adhesion and Adhesives at the City University in London. G. Alliger and I. J. Sjothun, Vulcanization of Elastomers, Reinhold, New York, 1964. A series of lectures presented by the Akron Rubber Group, edited and published in book fonn. J. C. Arthur, Jr., ed., Polymers for Fibers and Elastomers, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC 20036, 1984. 615 616 RUBBER TECHNOLOGY A state-of-the-art volume in fiber technology, based on a symposium sponsored by the Macromolecular Secretariat at the 186th Meeting of the ACS, 1983. R. O. Babbit, ed., The Vanderbilt Rubber Handbook, 12th ed., R. T. Vanderbilt Co., Norwalk, CT 06855, 1978. A practical manual describing available elastomers, explaining basic principles of compounding, and giving frequently used physical test methods. L. Bateman, ed., The Chemistry and Physics of Rubber-like Substances, Maclaren & Sons, London, 1963. A compilation of the main studies undertaken by the Natural Rubber Producers' Re search Association. A book of classic scientific information on natural rubber. F. W. Billmeyer, Jr., Textbook of Polymer Science, 3d Ed., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1984. An up-to-date text dealing with basic principles of polymer science and including descriptions of new polymer materials and composite materials. D. C. Blackley, High Polymer Latices: Their Science and Technology, Maclaren & Sons, London, 1966. A thorough coverage of polymer latices, what they are, and the uses to which they may be put. D. C. Blackley, Synthetic Rubbers: Their Chemistry and Technology, Applied Science Publishers, London, 1983. An up-to-date survey of the principal types of synthetic rubber that have been and are currently available. C. M. Blow and C. Hepburn, Rubber Technology and Manufacture, 2d Ed., Butterworth Scientific, London, 1982. An up-to-date guide for students, beginners in the rubber manufacturing and associ ated supplying industries, and users of rubber products in other industries. R. P. Brown, Physical Testing of Rubbers, Applied Science Publishers, London, 1979. A handbook of testing methods for workers in the field and for engineers and others who specify or use rubber products. J. A. Brydson, Plastics Materials, 4th Ed., Butterworth Scientific, London, 1982. Preparation, structure, and properties of many classes of plastics, including diene rubbers. J. A. Brydson, Rubber Chemistry, Applied Science Publishers, London, 1978. The chemistry underlying rubbery polymeric materials with particular emphasis on rubber technology. K. O. Calvert, Polymer Latices and Their Applications, Applied Science Publishers, London, 1982. RUBBER INFORMATION RESOURCES 617 An up-to-date look at latex technology compiled by authors from industry. S. K. Clark, ed., Mechanics of Pneumatic Tires, 2d Ed., Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, 1981. A complete treatise on tire mechanics, including rubber and textile properties, fric tion, material properties, tire design and construction, skid and handling. C. C. Davis and 1. T. Blake, eds., The Chemistry and Technology of Rubber, Reinhold, New York, 1937. Originally the basic, comprehensive reference volume on rubber; now of historical interest. I.-B. Donnet and A. Voet, Carbon Black: Physics, Chemistry, and Elastomer Rein forcement, Marcel Dekker, New York, 1976. In one volume, the most important contributions to the physics and chemistry of car bon black and its manufacture. F. R. Eirich, ed., Science and Technology of Rubber, Academic Press, New York, 1978. A postgraduate text, covering the most important aspects of rubber science and some technology. C. W. Evans, ed., Developments in Rubber and Rubber Composites 1-3, Applied Sci ence Publishers, London, 1980-1983. Chapters on topics relating to rubber and rubber compounding and processing by dif ferent authors. C. W. Evans, Powdered and Particulate Rubber Technology, Applied Science Publish ers, London, 1978. A guide and introduction to the subject. C. W. Evans, Practical Rubber Compounding and Processing, Applied Science Pub lishers, London, 1981. Discussion of all phases of rubber manufacture, from raw materials to typical recipes, mixing and equipment, processing and vulcanization steps, to the finished product. R. A. Fleming and D. I. Livingston, eds., Tire Reinforcement and Tire Performance, American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA 19103, 1979. Proceedings of a symposium sponsored by ASTM Committees Dl3 and F9, Mont rose, OH, October 1978. P. K. Frealdey and A. R. Payne, Theory and Practice of Engineering with Rubber, Applied Science Publishers, London, 1978. Of interest to technologists and to scientists, covering properties of elastomeric ma terials, theory and practices of design and many applications. P. K. Freakley, Rubber Processing and Production Organization, Plenum, New York, 1985. 618 RUBBER TECHNOLOGY A guide to the analysis and synthesis of manufacturing systems in rubber product companies. K. C. Frisch and 1. H. Saunders, eds., Plastic Foams (2 parts), Marcel Dekker, New York, 1972. The fundamental principles of foam formation in general as well as coverage of the specific varieties of the flexible and rigid types. 1. M. Funt, Mixing of Rubbers, RAPRA Technology Ltd., Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 4NR, England, 1977. Aimed at the production engineer or machine designer, dealing with the mechanical operations of rubber in the processing plant. J. B. Gomez, Anatomy of Hevea and its Influence on Latex Production, Malaysian Rub ber Research and Development Board (MRRDB Monograph No.7), Kuala Lumpur, 1982. A summary of the present state of knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of Hevea. 1. B. Gomez, Physiology of Latex (Rubber) Production, Malaysian Rubber Research and Development Board (MRRDB Monograph No.8), Kuala Lumpur, 1983. Provides a summary of several aspects of latex production and relates the background research to the practical problems of the rubber producers. C. A. Harper, ed., Handbook of Plastics and Elastomers, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1976. Handbook featuring the important plastic and elastomer materials, and a survey of testing, standards, and specifications within industry. D. F. Hays and A. L. Browne, eds., The Physics of Tire Traction, Theory and Exper iment, Plenum, New York, 1974. Contains the papers and discussions of a symposium held at General Motors Research Laboratories, October 1973, and details fundamental aspects of rubber friction and tire traction. C. Hepburn and R. J. W. Reynolds, eds., Elastomers: Criteria for Engineering Design, Applied Science Publishers, London, 1979. The published papers of a symposium held at Loughborough University of Technol ogy as a tribute to Dr. Bob Payne. Its subjects provide information on the academic, theoretical, and practical aspects of rubber physics and engineering. C. Hepburn, Polyurethane Elastomers, Applied Science Publishers, New York, 1982. The essentials of the industrially important and established materials and processes de scribed for people with both technical and semitechnical backgrounds. W. Hofmann, Vulcanization and Vulcanizing Agents, Applied Science Publishers, Lon don, 1967. RUBBER INFORMATION RESOURCES 619 Comprehensive survey of the methods of crosslinking and the necessary implemen tation systems, for the rubber technician. D.1. James, ed., Abrasion of Rubber, trans. by M. E. Jolley, Maclaren & Sons, Lon don, 1967. Consists of papers presented at the conference on abrasion in Moscow, December 1961, and reviews the problems of wear mechanism of rubber and rubber products, mainly tires. J. P. Kennedy and E. G. M. Tornqvist, eds., Polymer Chemistry of Synthetic Elasto mers, 2 vols., Interscience Publishers, New York, 1968. A comprehensive treatise on synthetic elastomers. Chemical aspects of polymer for mation are emphasized rather than polymer physics. F. J. Kovac, Tire Technology, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, OR 44316, 1973. A small basic tire manual, going into types, components, materials, reinforcing sys tems, engineering features and building. G. Kraus, ed., Reinforcement of Elastomers , Interscience Publishers, New York, 1965. A collection of chapters covering the basic phenomena of reinforcement, properties of filled rubbers, and processing operations. A. Krause, A. Lange, and M. Ezren, Chemical Analysis of Plastics and

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