Rubber Cushioning Devices

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This paper describes briefly the production of compounded rubber which is the material commonly used by engineers and others under the name of rubber. The wide range of physical properties obtainable by different compounding and different curing is indicated. Springs of steel and springs of rubber are compared with respect to certain important characteristics and the conclusion drawn that neither can completely replace the other for springing purposes. There are applications in which one or the other gives the better or the only solution and there are other cases in which either may be used. Various types and forms of rubber springs are described and illustrated and methods available for calculation and design are given. Finally certain applications of rubber to the springing of rail vehicles are described and their results are illustrated.

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