Not exact matches
Phthalates — various oily chemical
compounds used to soften plastic — make
rubber duckies squeezable and teething rings chewable, and they've been around for half a century.
In order to find out what kind of
rubber would make the best replica, the Leicester team made multiple copies of a rough and a smooth surface
using different
rubber compounds, which involved mixing the
rubber and then pouring it onto a surface until it solidified.
A 1937 Better Homes and Gardens story said that
using «Hormodin isn't any more difficult than playing with the chemistry set you bought Junior» and that the
compounds would make nature «hurry up, [and] jump thru hoops» or even to «make a raincoat out of the
rubber plant in your living room.»
The National Trust and Hunter Field present this footwear collection exclusively designed to celebrate our shared commitment to the outdoors.This Chelsea field boot features the National Trust iconic acorn and oak leaf print and is handcrafted
using a soft
rubber compound which maintains strength wh
The National Trust and Hunter Field present this footwear collection exclusively designed to celebrate our shared commitment to the outdoors.This boot features the National Trust iconic acorn and oak leaf print and is handcrafted
using a soft
rubber compound which maintains strength while being flex
Dodge says that this is the first production street car to come with drag radials and that the Nitto tires were designed and developed «exclusively for the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon» and
uses a new
rubber compound as well as a newly developed way of constructing the tire.
The Boss 302 wheels, painted black, are nine inches wide in the front and 9.5 inches in the rear and are wrapped in Pirelli PZero
rubber; the Laguna Seca wheels are another half - inch wider in back, are finished in orange and silver, and
use R -
compound PZeros.
These tyres are made
using customized tyre treads and specially developed
rubber compounds along with a pronounced tyre pressure control technology, which maximizes its overall efficiency on roads.
Lower rolling resistance is achieved by
using different
rubber compounds, specially designed tread and higher recommended pressure.
The
rubber compounds ranged from a «summer» performance tire (right) to an all - season tire (middle) to the winter
compound used in the Michelin X-Ice (left).
Snow tires
use a combination of a softer winter
rubber compound, tiny slits called sipes to add more contact area and to grab onto snow and ice, as well as a deeper tread to do the job.
Finally, the
rubber compound that winter tires
use alone provides a much greater advantage compared to summer or all - season tires.
The MICHELIN Pilot Sport Cup 2
uses an innovative range of motorsport - derived technologies such as Bi-Compound technology, which involves the
use of different
rubber compounds on the inner and outer sections of the tread and Track Variable Contact Patch 3.0, which optimises pressure in the tire's contact patch so the same amount of
rubber is always in contact with the road or track.
Snow tires are made of a softer
rubber compound and will wear out faster if
used in warm weather.