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Elastomer Compound Developed for High Wear ApplicationsThe U.S. Army is currently spending 300 million dollars per year replacing rubber track pads. An experimental rubber compound has been developed which exhibits 2 to 3 times greater service life than standard production pad compounds. To improve the service life of the tank track pads various aspects of rubber chemistry were explored including polymer, curing and reinforcing systems. Compounds that exhibited superior physical properties based on laboratory data were then fabricated into tank pads and field tested. This paper will discuss the compounding studies, laboratory data and field testing that led to the high wear elastomer compound.
Document ID
19930016418
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Crawford, D. (Army Research Lab. Fort Belvoir, VA, United States)
Feuer, H. (Army Research Lab. Fort Belvoir, VA, United States)
Flanagan, D. (Army Research Lab. Fort Belvoir, VA, United States)
Rodriguez, G. (Army Research Lab. Fort Belvoir, VA, United States)
Teets, A. (Army Research Lab. Fort Belvoir, VA, United States)
Touchet, P. (Army Research Lab. Fort Belvoir, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: NASA, Washington, Technology 2002: The Third National Technology Transfer Conference and Exposition, Volume 1
Subject Category
Nonmetallic Materials
Accession Number
93N25607
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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