Rubber compound reinforced with alternative fibers

A rubber compound for use in a stator, the rubber compound comprising:

• a fiber reinforcement, the fiber reinforcement including a plurality of fibers, wherein fibers in the fiber reinforcement create a grain direction in which “with the grain” is generally orthogonal to “across the grain”, wherein the rubber compound has a first value for 25% tensile Modulus “across the grain” and a second value for 25% tensile Modulus “with the grain”, wherein the first value is at least 10% lower than the second value;
• wherein the fiber reinforcement includes a fiber loading of greater than 1.5 phr of fibers;
• wherein the rubber compound has a 25% tensile Modulus of greater than 400 psi “across the grain” and a 50% tensile Modulus of greater than 700 psi “across the grain”;
• and
• wherein the fiber reinforcement includes fibers made from at least one material type selected from the group consisting of:
• (a) meta-aramid;
• (b) para-aramid;
• (c) polyester;
• (d) polyamide;
• (e) cotton;
• (f) rayon;
• and
• (g) glass.

A rubber compound for use in a stator, the rubber compound comprising:

• a fiber reinforcement, the fiber reinforcement including a plurality of fibers, wherein fibers in the fiber reinforcement create a grain direction in which “with the grain” is generally orthogonal to “across the grain”, wherein the rubber compound has a first value for 25% tensile Modulus “across the grain” and a second value for 25% tensile Modulus “with the grain”, wherein the first value is at least 10% lower than the second value;
• wherein the fiber reinforcement includes a fiber loading of greater than 2.0 phr of fibers;
• wherein the rubber compound has a 25% tensile Modulus of greater than 400 psi “across the grain” and a 50% tensile Modulus of greater than 700 psi “across the grain”;
• and
• wherein the fiber reinforcement includes fibers made from at least one material type selected from the group consisting of:
• (a) meta-aramid;
• (b) para-aramid;
• (c) polyester;
• (d) polyamide;
• (e) cotton;
• (f) rayon;
• and
• (g) glass.