Peroxide Curing of Elastomers in the Presence of Coagent

Peroxide curing due to its widespread application in vulcanization of saturated as well as unsaturated elastomers, is one of the noticeable topics in rubber technology. Although it has poorer mechanical properties in terms of tensile strength and dynamic behavior compared to Sulphur curing but is superior in thermal properties. This can be enhanced using multifunctional vinyl monomers called coagents. They increase both state and rate of cure and give more effective crosslinks with improved mechanical properties. In this paper peroxide curing and coagents are introduced along with their influences on properties of elastomers.