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“QUIET RIDE”

pg. 12.68-12.83 pg. 12.101

PRESS ONS

ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE pg. 12.106-12.107

pg. 12.84-12.85

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PEVOPUR™ Donut Tread Urethane

pg. 12.86-12.87
pg. 12.108-12.109

Urethane 93A SWIVEL-EAZ™

pg. 12.88-12.89
pg. 12.110-12.111

Urethane 75-80A POLYURETHANE ON

POLYPROPYLENE CORE
pg. 12.90-12.91
pg. 12.112-12.113

POLYURETHANE CUSTOM & REMOLDS

VULKOLLAN™
STANDARD POLY 95A DUR URETHANES
pg. 12.92-12.100 pg. 12.114-12.115
pg. 12.102-12.104

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Bayer® has been manufacturing Urethane

Production Equipment since 1946 and provides
assistance in the production and testing of
VULKOLLAN™ & Premium Urethane wheels to
assure consistant quality performance.

Bayer® assures the end user the right chemical

composition and pouring temperature of the
Urethanes and Vulkollan™ to achieve the proper
quality and durometer required.
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VULKOLLAN™ - the best of the Urethanes is designed to take heavy

loads, under demanding conditions, and a must for speeds above 5 mph.

Rubbery-elastic Vulkollan™ in its

classic form is a polyurethane elas-
tomer based on naphthalane-1,5-
diisocyanate ( Desmodur 15), poly-
ester polyol and special chain exten-
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ders. Vulkollan™ is produced by hot

casting.

The raw materials used for

Vulkollan™ are subject to tight speci-
fications and strict quality controls. All
licensed processors must follow
Bayer’s guidelines for Vulkollan™ for-
mulations and production process-
es,otherwise they cannot use the
name Vulkollan™.
Required guidelines are covered by a
trademark agreement between
Bayer™ and Raeder Vogel™ and are
essential for the production of consis-
tently high quality elastomers.
Some USA wheel producers claim a
material equal to Vulkollan™; but if
they are not licensed by Bayer™,
it is not the same.
Vulkollan™ wheels take up to 4
weeks to produce, due to the stabiliz-
ing requirements needed.Thus it is
important to allow adequate time for
any application.
Stated loads shown are for operation under ideal condi-
tions, i.e. the wheel operates infrequently on a smooth sur-
face without axial loading.
Thus load ratings must be reduced for operation under
any or all of the following conditions:
1. Frequent use in excess of 45 min-
utes continuous :
reduce loadings by 25%
2. Driving applications :
reduce loadings by 30%
3. Speeds 6-10 kph ( 3.73 - 6.21 mph ) :
reduce loads by 20%
4. Speeds10-16 kph ( 6.21 - 10 mph ) :
reduce loadings by 30%
It is important to note that the above reduction in ratings
are culmulative if more than one of the conditions exists.

Both Raeder Vogel™ and Acorn™
stock many of the Vulkollan™ wheels
and are continuously increasing stock
for JIT deliveries
to OEM, AGV, Automotive and
Industrial Customers.
Please contact our application department for advice if the
wheels are subject to high humidity, speeds in excess of 16
kph ( 10 mph), exposure to chemicals, steering or running
on a curved surface.

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Rollers and wheels are major application
areas for Vulkollan®, since they exposed to
many stresses. the behavior of the material
Vulkollan® under dynamic stress can be
determined on a roller test bed. the advan-
tage over other dynamic tests is that fin-
ished parts, can be tested under conditions
similar to those encountered in practice.
Vulkollan’s® special combination of proper-
ties has already been verified by various
institutions, including the Technical
Inspection Authorities in Munich and the
materials Handling Institute at the Technical
University of Berlin and by many AGV and
vehicle manufacturers. The outstanding
load-bearing capacity of Vulkollan® rollers
has been confirmed in all areas.
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While testing the elastomer on the roller
test bed, the quality of the Vulkollan® bond
to the metal core and information about the
optimum cross section can also be
obtained.
Rader-Vogel® is a licensee of Bayer® and
specializes in the production of Vulkollan®
wheel treads for heavy duty applications.
Call Toll-Free to make use of our
extensive experience of Vulkollan™
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Applications: 800-523-5474
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Solid Vulkollan® --
Mechanical Properties
Vulkollan® can be produced in hardnesses
ranging from about 65 Shore A to about
70 Shore D. The mechanical properties are
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particularly favorable between about 80 Shore A

and 40 Shore D, so these grades of Vulkollan®
have the greatest share of the market.

Vulkollan® Nomenclature
The number following the word Vulkollan® indicates the content in g of Desmodur 15 per
100 g of polyester. the Shore hardness increases with the Desmodur 15 content.

e.g. Vulkollan® 25 = 25 parts by weight of Desmodur 15 to 100 parts by weight of

polyester.

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