Comments on: The Age of Man-Made Rubber http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/05/08/the-age-of-man-made-rubber/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:48:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Matt http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/05/08/the-age-of-man-made-rubber/#comment-1054652 Matt Sat, 10 May 2008 21:11:39 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4417#comment-1054652 It was a Viton (DuPont) o-ring that Thiokol used in the SRB. Ironic, considering the early competition between the comanies. It was a Viton (DuPont) o-ring that Thiokol used in the SRB. Ironic, considering the early competition between the comanies.

]]> By: galessa http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/05/08/the-age-of-man-made-rubber/#comment-1054614 galessa Fri, 09 May 2008 21:06:34 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4417#comment-1054614 The Germans had Buna-S Synthetic rubber by 1935, developed by IG Farben (BASF). Everybody was warming up for a good war... The Germans had Buna-S Synthetic rubber by 1935, developed by IG Farben (BASF). Everybody was warming up for a good war…

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/05/08/the-age-of-man-made-rubber/#comment-1054592 jayessell Fri, 09 May 2008 16:33:38 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4417#comment-1054592 I thought the Allies were struggling to develop synthetic rubber during WWII when the Japanese appropriated the natural rubber plantations. Did they just enlarge this factory instead? I thought the Allies were struggling to develop synthetic rubber during WWII when the Japanese appropriated the natural rubber plantations.

Did they just enlarge this factory instead?

]]> By: Thundercat http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/05/08/the-age-of-man-made-rubber/#comment-1054587 Thundercat Fri, 09 May 2008 15:52:54 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4417#comment-1054587 Interesting. Thiokol is the company that made the O-rings for the Challenger booster. I wonder if DuPont rings would have fared better. Interesting. Thiokol is the company that made the O-rings for the Challenger booster. I wonder if DuPont rings would have fared better.

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