What is natural rubber (NR)?
Natural rubber is the most commonly used
elastomer
for vibration dampers. It is characterized by very high
tensile strength
rebound resilience and
elasticity
,
flexibility at low temperatures
and dynamic properties. A combination that has hardly been matched by any
synthetic rubber
achieved to date. The main ingredients are natural rubber from the rubber tree and carbon black, along with some other auxiliary and processing materials.
The history of natural rubber is exciting,
Here
you can find out more.
Natural rubber is obtained from the sap of the rubber tree. This latex juice is stabilized and then exported as raw rubber for further processing.
The main suppliers are Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia with almost 80% of the world production.
The abbreviation is NK, but the international abbreviation NR (Natural Rubber) is more common.
