Abstract
Abstract A theory of the mechanism of elastic stretch in rubber is described. It is christened a “hydrogen-evaporation-condensation” mechanism. In an attempt to develop a unified theory of rubber behavior, some of the more important properties of the various forms of rubber are discussed, from the point of view of strict adherence to the principles of geometry and of structural organic chemistry. Among the topics discussed are: shape of the rubber molecule, the work of stretching rubber, the shape of the stress-strain curve, heat effects in rubber (including the Joule effect), Staudinger's hydrogenated rubber, factors controlling cis and trans addition, x-ray diffraction pattern, properties of synthetic rubbers, inversion, and sluggishness.
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