Abstract
ALTHOUGH the remarkable physical properties exhibited by rubber are such as to commend its use for certain specialized engineering applications, it has not been easy for designers to obtain reliable quantitative information upon which to base their work. The volume under review goes some considerable way to filling the need felt by the designer for a comprehensive account of the physical attributes of rubber. The reluctance of the rubber technologist to commit himself to figures in describing the properties of this remarkable substance has been due partly to the fact that the word rubber covers materials having a tremendous range of properties. The width of this range is, indeed, indicated by the authors, although it is felt that in some sections figures are presented without sufficient emphasis on the fact that they are typical only of the compounds of particular manufacturers.
Le caoutchouc
Matériau de construction. Par l'Institut français du caoutchouc. Avec le concours de Georges Colin, André Jarrijon et Pierre Thirion. (Etudes de synthèse et de documentation l'Actualité technique.) Pp. viii + 230. (Paris : Libr. Dunod, 1947.) 560 francs.
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FLETCHER, W. Le caoutchouc. Nature 162, 678 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/162678b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/162678b0