BS 3558:1980

Foreword
Cooperating organizations
Glossary
0. References
Section one. Rubbers and ingredients
1.1 General
1.2 Types of rubber
1.3 Compounding ingredients
Section two. Rubber properties and testing
2.1 General
2.2 Chemical
2.3 Mechanical and physical
2.4 Fire terminology
Section three. Processes and machinery
3.1 Masticating and mixing
3.2 Calendering and coating
3.3 Extruding
3.4 Moulding
3.5 Vulcanizing
3.6 Miscellaneous
Section four. Latex
4.1 General
4.2 Types
4.3 Coagulation phenomena
4.4 Additives
Section five. Rubber products
5.1 Cellular materials
5.2 Hoses
5.3 Tyres
5.4 Belts
5.5 Footwear
5.6 Miscellaneous
Figures
1(a) Schematic section of a convoluted hose
1(b) Schematic section of an externally corrugated hose
1(c) Schematic section of a rough bore hose
1(d) Schematic section of a semi-embedded hose
2(a) Illustration of angle of braid or helix and lay
     of a hose
2(b) Illustration of pitch and spacing of a hose
     reinforcement
3(a) Bias belted tyre in section
3(b) Diagonal ply tyre in section
3(c) Radial ply tyre in section
4. Typical pneumatic tyre section
5. Typical tyre dimensions
6. Illustration of conveyer belt terms
7. Typical V-belt section
8. Illustration of footwear terms
Alphabetical index

Defines terms used in the rubber industry relating to rubber in general, latex, rubber properties and testing, processes and machinery and rubber products including hoses, tyres, belts and footwear.