What is vulcanisation?

Vulcanisation is a chemical process in which rubber is heated with chemical agents such as sulphur, accelerators and activators.

Natural rubber has low durability and flexibility, and the process of vulcanisation involves the formation of cross-links between individual polymer chains so as to achieve a structure much stronger and more elastic than that of the initial raw materials, with improved resilience, viscosity, hardness and weather resistance.

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