Glossary

Adhesiveness of dipped rubber products.

Compounding ingredient which enhances the surface tack of uncured rubber compounds. Tackifiers are exemplified by pine tar, and are classed under ‘softeners and processing aids.’

Breaking stress in tension of an elastomer expressed in Mpa, kg/cm2 or lb/in2. It is calculated on the original (unstressed) area of cross section of the test specimen.

Polymer produced by polymerization of a mixture of three monomers.

Residue obtained from drying a sample of latex.

Weight percentage of solid material (both suspended and dissolved) in latex, measured by evaporating known weight of latex to dryness at a temperature of 100°C - 105°C. Usually referred to by its abbreviation, TSC.

Strips of dried rubber formed on the tapping panel of the rubber tree after latex collection.

Allergy caused by certain residual proteins in a latex product, characterized by the rapidity of its occurrence and manifested as contact urticaria and anaphylaxis.

Allergy caused by some of the latex additives such as accelerators and occasionally antioxidants. This allergy normally manifests itself in the form of allergic contact dermatitis.