THE APPLICATION OF TEXTILES IN RUBBER
CONTENTS HISTORICAL BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY THE RUBBER INDUSTRY TEXTILE AND RUBBER COMPOSITES REFERENCES PRODUCTION AND PROPERTIES OF TEXTILE YARNS PRODUCTION METHODS FOR TEXTILE FIBRES COTTON RAYON NYLON POLYESTER ARAMID 2 2 GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TEXTILE FIBRES GENERAL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF TEXTILE FIBRES YARN AND CORD PROCESSES YARN PREPARATION METHODS TWISTING TEXTURING WARP PREPARATION DIRECT WARPING SECTIONAL WARPING 3 3 SIZING FABRIC FORMATION AND DESIGN OF FABRICS FABRIC FORMATION WEAVING KNITTING NON-WOVEN FABRICS THE DESIGN OF WOVEN FABRICS PHYSICAL PROPERTY REQUIREMENTS SELECTION OF FIBRE TYPE SELECTION OF FABRIC CONSTRUCTION HEAT-SETTING AND ADHESIVE TREATMENTS HEAT-SETTING MACHINERY HEAT-SETTING ADHESIVE TREATMENT THE IN SITU BONDING SYSTEM MECHANISMS OF ADHESION ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECTING ADHESION APPENDIX V INTERFACIAL COMPATIBILITY BASIC RUBBER COMPOUNDING AND COMPOSITE ASSEMBLY COMPOUNDING POLYMERS CURING SYSTEMS FILLERS ANTIDEGRADANTS OTHER COMPOUNDING INGREDIENTS PROCESSING COMPOSITE ASSEMBLY CALENDERING COATING ASSESSMENT OF ADHESION CORD TESTS PULL-OUT TESTS CORD PEEL TEST FABRIC TEST METHODS TESTING AND INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS ADHESION TESTS FOR LIGHTWEIGHT FABRICS AND COATINGS PEELING BY DEAD-WEIGHT LOADING DIRECT TENSION TESTING OF ADHESION ADHESION AND FATIGUE TESTING ASSESSMENT OF PENETRATION INTO THE TEXTILE STRUCTURE APPENDIX VII: THE PHYSICS OF PEELING CONVEYOR BELTING BELT CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION CARCASE INSULATION COVERS BELT DESIGN PLIED BELTING SINGLE-PLY AND SOLID-WOVEN BELTING 8 2 3 STEEL CORD BELTING BELTING MANUFACTURE BELT BUILDING PRESSING AND CURING BELT JOINING BELT TESTING TENSILE STRENGTH AND ELONGATION GAUGE ADHESION ABRASION TROUGHABILITY FIRE RESISTANCE HOSE HOSE MANUFACTURE BRAIDING SPIRALLING WRAPPED HOSE KNITTED HOSE OIL SUCTION AND DISCHARGE HOSE CIRCULAR WOVEN HOSE APPENDIX IX I NEUTRAL ANGLE II BURSTING PRESSURE 10 POWER TRANSMISSION BELTS 10 1 MAIN TYPES OF POWER TRANSMISSION BELTS 10 1 1 V-BELTS 10 1 2 TIMING BELTS 10 1 3 FLAT BELTING 10 1 4 CUT-LENGTH BELTING 10 2 MANUFACTURE OF POWER TRANSMISSION BELTING 10 2 1 MANUFACTURE OF V-BELTS 10 2 2 MANUFACTURE OF TIMING BELTS 10 3 EFFECT OF THE TEXTILE REINFORCEMENT ON BELT PERFORMANCE 11 APPLICATIONS OF COATED FABRICS 11 1 INFLATABLE STRUCTURES 11 1 1 INFLATABLE BOATS 11 1 2 OIL BOOMS 11 1 3 INFLATABLE DAMS 11 1 4 INFLATABLE BUILDINGS 11 1 5 DUNNAGE BAGS 11 2 NON-INFLATED STRUCTURES 11 2 1 RESERVOIR AND POND LINERS 11 2 2 FLEXIBLE STORAGE TANKS 11 2 3 SUPPORTED BUILDING STRUCTURES 12 MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF TEXTILES IN RUBBER 12 1 HOVERCRAFT SKIRTS 12 1 1 TYPES OF SKIRT