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US 7,598,308 B2Granted
Metal—elastomer compound
AssigneeThe Gates Corporation
InventorsYahya Hodjat, Yuding Feng
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Abstract
A metal elastomer compound comprising an elastomer having a molecular weight in the range of approximately 100,000 g/mol up to approximately 300,000 g/mol, a metal fiber material comprising a plurality of metal fibers each having an aspect ratio greater than approximately 1, and the metal fiber material mixed with the elastomer in an amount in the range of 50 phr up to 100 phr.
Claims11
A metal elastomer compound comprising:
- an elastomer having a molecular weight in the range of approximately 100,000 g/mol up to approximately 300,000 g/mol;
- a metal fiber material comprising a plurality of fibers made solely of metal each having an aspect ratio greater than approximately 1, the metal fiber material is selected from the group comprising chromium, magnesium, vanadium, titanium and combinations of two or more of the foregoing;
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- the metal fiber material mixed with the elastomer in an amount in the range of 50 phr up to 150 phr.
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