Vulcanize

Examples

• It was already known how to vulcanize rubber, and how to galvanize iron. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• The shoes are then covered with a coat of rubber varnish, and are put into cars and run into the vulcanizing ovens, where they remain from six to seven hours at a temperature of about 275°. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Goodyear discovers process of Vulcanizing Rubber. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• This heating or vulcanizing process fixes the elasticity of the rubber, increases its strength enormously and unites the parts in such a way as to make the shoe practically one piece. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The vulcanizing is a very important part of the manufacture of a rubber shoe, for it is absolutely necessary in order to give them stability and wearing qualities. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• It may be mentioned here that special apparatus can be purchased for pressing and vulcanizing. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• But as the caoutchouc has a tendency to return to its previous shape it becomes necessary to apply the process called vulcanizing. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• How was Vulcanizing Discovered? Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• A shoe that had not been vulcanized would mash down, spread, become sticky and go to pieces after a few hours’ wear. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• These are then molded and later vulcanized, being subject to terrific pressure. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Vulcanized rubber, however, is not of this class. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.

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