elastomer

This research has produced multicomponent titanium-doped chromium coatings to strengthen the working surfaces of press tooling dies operated under aggressive conditions during the vulcanization of products from new elastomeric materials. The pressing was carried out on a hydraulic vulcanization press 100-400 2E.

The main reasons and ways of bitumen modification by polymers were examined. Positive and negative aspects of the usage of different polymer modifiers (elastomers, thermoplastic elastomers, reactive polymers, thermoplastics) were analysed. The authors’ achievements concerning modification of bitumen by various polymers, namely indene-coumarone, petroleum, phenol-formaldehyde and epoxy resins, were described.