Problems Concerned with the Physical Testing of Vulcanizates

A critical consideration shows that the test methods in current use for vulcanizates often fail to make possible a reliable decision about different rubber compounds out of a series of development formulations with respect to their evaluation for subsequent use. The tester by himself is not in a position to bring about an improvement in this unsatisfactory state of affairs, since this cannot be accomplished by the improvement of existing methods alone or by the creation of a new apparatus. A closer cooperation between the fields of testing and application is necessary.