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What is vulcanisation? Why is it done? Why is diphenyl amine added to rubber?

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Vulcanisation is a process of heating natural rubber with sulphur. This is done so as to make it more elastic, hard, more abrasion resistant by sulphur cross-linking. Diphenyl amine is added to rubber to prevent its oxidation.

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