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Matching Rubber Compounds

Matching Rubber Compounds

Matching Rubber Compounds

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I have designed a tire for competative RC car racing.  The rubber that the injection molding company used seems to be just like rubber used on a bicycle tire.  The industry leaders in RC car racing are using a rubber that is not only soft, but feels sticky.  It sticks when I slide it across my glass table.  This seems to be where traction is gained.  

Is there a place that I can send some to the rubber used by the industry leaders to find out what it is?  I would like to use something similar.  Is this possible?

RE: Matching Rubber Compounds

Akron Rubber Development Labs (http://ardl.com/) can do rubber compound analysis.

RE: Matching Rubber Compounds

You if were not able to find out, my guess is that it is bromobutyl

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