Tailoring the Curing Kinetics of NBR-Based Rubber Compounds for Additive Manufacturing of Rod Seals

Figure 8

Rheometer curves at 160°C of the optimized rubber recipe #1 (Batch 3) by changing the curing system fundamentally. (a) #1 vs. Extended #1; (b) close up of the induction period of (a); (c) variation of cure components of the recipe including 1 phr stearic acid in all samples and (d) close-up of the induction period of (c).