Elastomeric compositions comprising vinyl acetal polymers
AssigneeEastman Chemical Company
InventorsPruthesh Hariharrao Vargantwar, Frederick Ignatz-Hoover, Soumendra Kumar Basu, Bradley James Helmer, Christopher George Robertson
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Abstract
An elastomeric composition is provided comprising at least one elastomeric compound, at least one vinyl acetal polymer, at least one filler, and optionally at least one coupling agent. A process of making the elastomeric composition is also provided as well as articles comprising the elastomeric composition. In particular, tires comprising the elastomeric composition are provided wherein the handling and processing characteristics are improved while other performance characteristics are retained.
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An elastomeric composition comprising at least one vulcanizable unsaturated hydrocarbon elastomer, at least one non-fibril, water insoluble vinyl acetal polymer, at least one filler, and optionally at least one coupling agent.
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