ABSTRACT
I. Background Fundamentals ........................................................................... 462 A. Vulcanization ........................................................................................463 B. Scorch ....................................................................................................463 C. Scorch Safety ........................................................................................463 D. Rate of Cure ..........................................................................................464 E. Cure Time .............................................................................................464 F. State of Cure..........................................................................................464 G. Reversion ...............................................................................................464 H. Network Maturation ..............................................................................464 I. Vulcanizing Agents ...............................................................................465 J. Accelerator ............................................................................................465 K. Activators ..............................................................................................465 L. Retarders ...............................................................................................465
