ABSTRACT
Intensive development of many engineering fields, aerospace including, raised the problem of a significant broadening of the operational temperature range of elastomeric materials.
In a number of cases, one of the essential factors determining the performance of elastomers and elastomeric goods is low-temperature resistance. This factor preserved its significance for space-system and aviation components, in developing new aircraft and helicopters. In the ostensibly advancing era of global warming, unusual local temperature drops in the normally warm areas make low-temperature resistance of elastomers even more an issue.
