Natural Rubber is nature's contribution to the elastomer field. The bulk of natural rubber used for engineering applications is plantation rubber, smoked sheet and pale crepe. Natural polyisoprene offers an excellent balance of properties, resulting in outstanding performance in many demanding mechanical applications. Quality compounds of natural rubber meet a wide range of stiffness requirements.
The major advantages of natural rubber are high resilience, high tensile and tear properties and excellent resistance to cold flow. When compounded with carbon black, NR exhibits superb abrasion or wear resistance. The polymer has low
permanent set characteristics, good flexing qualities at low temperatures and can be bonded to a wide range of materials.
Natural rubber is widely used where many types of acids and bases, except those types that are highly oxidizing, are present.
When exposed to petroleum derivatives, ozone, sunlight and oxygen, natural rubber and its heat aging properties are inferior to many of today's synthetics,
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