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RSS Ribbed Smoked Sheet Rubber

RSS (Ribbed Smoked Sheet) is a premium grade of natural rubber manufactured from high-quality latex through a specialized coagulation and smoking process. The rubber is formed into thin sheets with distinctive ribbed patterns that aid in drying and handling. RSS rubber is graded from RSS 1 (highest quality) to RSS 5 based on visual appearance, cleanliness, and absence of impurities.

The smoking process gives RSS rubber its characteristic amber color and preservative properties, making it highly suitable for demanding industrial applications. Different producing countries maintain their own quality standards while adhering to international guidelines, ensuring consistent quality across global markets.

Distinguishing Features and Benefits of RSS Rubber:

  • Superior Quality Control: RSS rubber undergoes rigorous visual inspection and grading, ensuring consistent quality and performance across batches.
  • Enhanced Preservation: The smoking process provides natural preservation, extending shelf life and maintaining rubber properties during storage and transport.
  • Excellent Processing Properties: The ribbed surface texture and controlled moisture content facilitate efficient processing and mixing in manufacturing applications.
  • High Tensile Strength: RSS rubber exhibits excellent mechanical properties, including high tensile strength and tear resistance, making it ideal for demanding applications.
  • Consistent Performance: Standardized production methods ensure uniform characteristics, providing reliable performance in end-use applications.
  • Additional Benefits: Low dirt content, minimal ash residue, excellent aging resistance, and superior vulcanization characteristics for optimal end-product performance.

Applications of RSS Rubber:

Given RSS rubber's superior quality and consistent properties, it is engineered for applications that demand the highest standards of performance, durability, and reliability. Primary applications include:

  1. Premium tire manufacturing
  2. Medical and surgical gloves
  3. High-performance footwear
  4. Industrial rubber goods
  5. Automotive components and gaskets

To understand the differences between various RSS grades and explore alternatives, one might consider examining other natural rubber specifications and their respective quality standards.

RSS Rubber Specifications

Characteristic (RSS) India RSS 1x Indonesia RSS 2 Thailand RSS 1 Thailand RSS 2 Thailand RSS 3
Dirt content on 44u aperture, max %wt 0.01 0.026 0.019 0.024 0.014
Ash content, max %wt 0.31 0.28 0.35 0.45 0.384
Nitrogen, max % wt 0.40 0.27 0.53 0.37 0.46
Volatile matter, max %wt 0.42 0.26 0.53 0.86 0.32
Wallace rapid plasticity (Po), min 41 50-52 40 34 52.2
Plasticity retention index (PRI), min % 100 80 86.3 95.6 72.4
Mooney Viscosity ML(1'+4') 100 C 67 N/A 69.5 62.7 81.1

Download the Technical Data Sheet for RSS Rubber.

For an in-depth exploration of RSS rubber, its benefits, and other natural rubber products, please contact the expert team at Oriental Rubber Products.

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