The rubber industry is developed with the automobile industry. In the sixties, the automobile industry and the petrochemical industry developed at a high speed, so that the production level of the rubber industry has improved greatly; Into the seventies, in order to adapt to the automobile's high speed, safety and energy saving, eliminating pollution, preventing public hazards and other aspects of the need to promote the tire new varieties of the constant outlook. Raw material rubber consumption in transportation occupies a considerable proportion. For example: a liberation brand 4 tons of heavy-duty vehicles, rubber products need more than 200 kg, a hard seat carriages need to be assembled rubber products weighing more than 300 kg, a 10,000 tons of huge ships need rubber products nearly 10 tons, a jetliner needs nearly 600 kg of rubber. In the sea, land and air transportation, which are inseparable from rubber products. As a means of transportation, tires are a major accessory. In addition to the production of ordinary tires, but also vigorously develop radial tires, tubeless tires underground railroads have also used rubber tires. Railroad vehicles and automobiles to promote the use of rubber spring shock absorption products, airtight rubber put. Large stores, stations, subways are also being used in the manned transportation belt. In addition, there are made of rubber "hovercraft", "hovercraft" and so on.
Industrial mines
Industrial sectors need large and small rubber products that are more, more varieties, wide range of uses, some have special requirements. The main products are tapes, hoses, sealing gaskets, rubber rollers, rubber plates, rubber lining and labor protection products. In mining, coal, metallurgy and other industrial applications of adhesive tapes to transport finished products are emerging everywhere, in order to the needs of large-scale production, but also the production of steel wire rope core transport belt and synthetic fiber transport belt. Mining mill rubber lining, forging rubber instead of manganese steel, service life increased two to four times, but also reduces the noise, this product has been promoted worldwide.
Agro-forestry and water conservancy
The development of agriculture, forestry and water conservancy, but also need a variety of rubber products, in addition to tractors and agricultural machinery with a variety of tires, in the combine harvester needs to be used in the rubber crawler, irrigation ponds, water heel and reservoirs using rubber impermeable layer and rubber dams, rubber boats, life-saving supplies, etc., the use of the amount of growth, in the agricultural and sideline products processing equipment and forestry, animal husbandry and fisheries Technical equipment, etc., there are rubber parts. Such as an iron cattle a 40-type wheeled tractor, the need for rubber products as many as 121 pieces. With the mechanization of agriculture, farmland water conservancy development, the rubber products required will be more and more.
Military
Rubber is an important strategic materials, in the military defense is very widely used, for example, a tank to use more than 800 kilograms of rubber; a 30,000-ton warships to use sixty-eight tons of rubber, almost the military equipment, air force facilities, national defense projects have rubber footprints. The use of rubber made of ships, tents, warehouses and protective gear, water bath clothing and many other varieties. As for the defense of cutting-edge technology needs of high temperature, low temperature, oil, high vacuum and other special properties of rubber products is indispensable. With the development of national defense modernization, the requirements can withstand the temperature range of minus 100-400 ℃, and can resist a variety of acids, alkalis and oxidants with special properties of rubber, is being developed and produced.
Civil engineering construction
Modernized buildings, rubber is very useful. For example, the use of glass window sealing rubber strips on the building, soundproof flooring, muffling sponge, rubber carpets, rainproof materials, as well as with emulsion paint coating theater walls. From the mid-sixties onwards, large rubber spring cushions have been installed in buildings to reduce the vibration and noise caused by the subway. Foreign countries are also trying to reduce the role of earthquake damage to the building of rubber cushions, the development of such rubber products is of great significance. Manufacture of hollow concrete components application of inflatable rubber soft rubber latex cement and rubber asphalt in the construction project is becoming more widely used. Mixing latex into cement can improve the elasticity and abrasion resistance of cement. Adding 3% rubber or latex to asphalt for paving roadways prevents cracking of the roadway and improves impact resistant pieces. In the construction of the building resume the use of machinery, transportation equipment, protective gear, etc. have rubber products accessories.
Electrical communication
Rubber is another characteristic of good insulation, not easy to conduct electricity. All kinds of wires and cables are made of rubber. Hard rubber is also used to make hoses, rubber rods, rubber plates, partitions and battery shells. In addition, it is also widely used as protective equipment insulated gloves, insulated rubber boots and shoes.
Medical and health
In the medical and health sector there are many rubber products in the application, such as hospitals, anesthesiology, urology, surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedics, orthopedics, pentacameral, radiology and other recruiting diagnostics, blood transfusion, urinary catheterization, gastrointestinal washing of a variety of rubber-colored surgical gloves, ice capsule, sponge cushions and so on are mostly rubber products. As accessories for medical equipment and instruments also have rubber products. Medical rubber products often have a special requirement for it, such as non-toxic, sterilization, physiological inertia, radiation resistance. Rubber towel of butyl rubber has a high degree of biological inertia, chemical stability and more slight water permeability and air permeability, used to process the rubber stopper, can ensure high moisture absorption and anti-business and anti-cancer agent preservation. Silicone rubber in the manufacture of medical products more and more widely, such as the use of silicone rubber manufacturing artificial organs and human tissue substitutes have made great progress, but also use it to make drug capsules, into the body in the appropriate location, so that the capsule drugs slowly and continuously released, can improve the efficacy of treatment and safer.
Commodity storage
Rubber is not only used for health care, but also applied to storage of fruits and vegetables. Since 1954 since the air conditioning technology has made great progress, was rubber film widely used in silicone rubber Zeus air conditioning control storage of fruits. Silicone rubber has superior permeability to CO2 and O2 and appropriate permeability ratio. The ratio of the two is 6:1, that is to say: carbon dioxide diffusion rate through the silicone rubber window six times faster than oxygen. Than polyethylene plastic film into the carbon dioxide and oxygen about 200 times faster. According to different fruit and vegetable varieties of respiratory strength and the number of differences, made of various sizes of silicone rubber aegis dumplings embedded in the plastic film control, you can make the bag to maintain the right amount of CO2, the formation of a good gas storage environment, thereby inhibiting the respiratory strength of fruit and vegetables, delay the metabolism, delaying the process of fruits and vegetables after the ripening of the reduction of water evaporation to prevent rotting. From the storage of apple test comparison, using plastic film packaging storage for five months, natural consumption is 0.7% below, unused natural consumption up to 5.83%. Again, with silicone rubber film gas-conditioning account preservation of western red against all the green by a month of good fruit rate of more than 70%, weight loss of 3.6%, take out all the fruits can be normal to red ripening. Do not use the air-conditioning tent of tomatoes within a week to red ripe, can not be stored again.
Educational sports
Commonly found in a variety of ball guts, ping-pong paddle sponge rubber surface, swimming foot manic, toy leather ball, gold pen guts, rubber, rubber, rubber traps, rubber thread, rubber stamps, rubber cloth, balloons, and sponge cushions, etc., are widely used in the educational institutions, offices, design and drawing, as well as sports equipment and so on.
Life supplies
There are a lot of rubber products in our daily life in the service of us, all over the urban and rural residents to wear, it is B with a large consumption of rubber products. Others, such as raincoats, hot water bags, elastic bands, children's toys, sponge seat cushions and latex impregnated products, etc., in people's lives are playing its role.