BURNING RUBBER: PRIZE FOR BEST REVIEW ABOUT RUBBER AGING

Authors

  • Mollie Rappe

Keywords:

caucho, envejecimiento, rubber, agging

Abstract

The space shuttle Challenger blew up in 1986 because a rubber O-ring froze in the solid rocket booster. It may have shattered like an old rubber band, or at least it became too stiff to provide an air-tight seal, which released the pressurized burning gas from the rocket booster.

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Published

2016-09-01

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ARTICULOS