Butyl rubber

Japanese: ブチルゴム - ぶちるごむ(英語表記)butyl rubber
Butyl rubber

A type of special synthetic rubber. Its abbreviation according to ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) standards is IIR. It is also called isobutylene-isoprene rubber. It is synthesized by cationic polymerization of isobutylene containing 1.5-5% isoprene in methyl chloride at -100°C with aluminum chloride catalyst. Since it contains carbon-carbon double bonds of isoprene units, it can be vulcanized with normal sulfur. It has excellent weather resistance, heat resistance, and electrical insulation, low gas permeability and rebound elasticity, and high shock absorption. Its disadvantages are its slow vulcanization speed and poor adhesion to metals. It is used for cables, waterproof sheets, radiator hoses, linings, and vibration shock absorbers. Its largest use is as an inner tube for automobile tires. Chlorinated butyl rubber, which has improved vulcanizability and adhesion, is used for the inner liners of tubeless tires.

[Kazuyoshi Fukuda]

[Reference item] | Isoprene | Synthetic rubber | Butylene

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

特殊合成ゴムの一種。ASTM(アメリカ材料試験協会)の規格による略称はIIR。イソブチレン‐イソプレンゴムともよばれる。1.5~5%のイソプレンを含むイソブチレンを塩化メチル中、零下100℃で塩化アルミニウム触媒などによりカチオン重合して合成する。イソプレン単位の炭素‐炭素二重結合を含むので通常の硫黄(いおう)加硫ができる。耐候性、耐熱性、電気絶縁性に優れ、気体透過性、反発弾性が小さく、衝撃吸収性が大きい。欠点は加硫速度が遅く、金属との接着性が劣る。ケーブル、防水シート、ラジエーターホース、ライニング、振動衝撃吸収剤などの用途がある。最大の用途は自動車タイヤのインナーチューブである。チューブレスタイヤのインナーライナー用には加硫性と接着性が改善された塩素化ブチルゴムを用いる。

[福田和吉]

[参照項目] | イソプレン | 合成ゴム | ブチレン

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