Lesson 9　Nitrile Rubber (NBR)

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Notes

[1] These attributes arise from the highly polar character of acrylonitrile, the content of which determines the polymer’s particular balance of properties. 得益于丙烯腈結構的高極性，丁腈橡膠表現出的綜合性能非常好。

[2] As acrylonitrile content increases, oil resistance, solvent resistance, tensile strength, hardness, abrasion resistance, heat resistance, and gas impermeability improve, but compression set resistance, resilience and low temperature flex deteriorate. 隨著丙烯腈含量的提高，丁腈橡膠的耐油性、耐溶劑性、拉伸強度、硬度、耐磨性、耐熱性和氣密性會提高，但是抗壓縮永久變形性、彈性和低溫回彈性會降低。

[3] Nitrile elastomers do not crystallize when stretched and so require reinforcing fillers to develop optimum tensile strength, abrasion resistance, and tear resistance. 丙烯腈類的彈性體拉伸時不會發生結晶現象，沒有自補強性，因此需要加入補強填充劑以獲得理想的拉伸強度、耐磨性和抗撕裂性能。

[4] Although nitrile rubbers are broadly oil-resistant and solvent-resistant, they are susceptible to attack by certain strongly polar liquids, to which the nonpolar rubbers, such as SBR or natural rubber, are resistant. 盡管丁腈橡膠被廣泛應用于制備耐油和耐溶劑制品，但是它不像天然橡膠和丁苯橡膠這樣的非極性橡膠一樣具有耐強極性溶劑的性能。

Exercises

1. Translate the first and second paragraphs of the text into Chinese.

2. Put the following words into English.

丁腈橡膠　　非極性橡膠　　　極性橡膠　　　三角V帶　　　O形圈

丙烯腈　　　耐油性　　　　　耐溶劑性

Hydrogenated Nitrile Butadiene Rubber

Hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR) is a relatively new elastomer, making its first appearance in 1984. The symbol for the generic material is HNBR, although HSN is sometimes used in literature, standing for highly saturated nitrile. It has all the attributes of NBR plus a very much higher heat resistance, dependent on the grade chosen. It also has very good weather and abrasion resistance, plus good mechanical strength. It is used in oilfields where it has resistance to amine corrosion inhibitors and better hydrogen sulfide resistance than NBR. It has established itself in automotive applications for timing belts, gaskets and O-rings, where higher temperature resistant elastomers are needed. Peroxide cured HNBR has heat aging resistance up to 150℃， based on around 1000 hours, while sulfur donor cured HNBR temperature resistance might drop to 135℃. Cost is somewhat less than conventional fluorocarbon rubber (FKM) on a weight basis, also since the density (using g/cm^3, which approximates to specific gravity) of HNBR is about half that of FKM, more products can be made for the same weight purchased.

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