BETTER THAN REAL
NEW SYNTHETIC RUBBER
NEW YORK General Electric Company demonstrated recently that silicone ru)De a radically new type of superior to natural and other -. thetic rubbers in its ability to w stand extreme temperatures, icompany stated: "The .new su° stance loses none of its qualities at temperatures as low 60 degrees Fahrenheit below and as high as 575 degrees above.. At present the entire supplyj= going to the United States army anu navy, whore it is used among otnu things for 820 supercharger and for gaskets for battleship searcnlights, which must withstand viW*' tion and high heat. Samples of ure rubber shown in New York were snow-white and putty-like. It can Dβ moulded by slow pressure but a* sufficiently elastic to bounce lise d ball on sudden impact
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 307, 28 December 1944, Page 2
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130BETTER THAN REAL Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 307, 28 December 1944, Page 2
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