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I'm not a chemist, but from what I recall natural rubber is subject to (relatively) rapid corrosion by ozone and synthetic rubbers don't have this problem. The rubber used for tires on planes and cars is synthetic.

I don't feel like doing the research right now but obviously 'rubber' is an umbrella term if natural and synthetic rubbers have different properties.



I believe that with synthetic rubbers, it is less of a problem. This was exactly where I got my experience with; old car and motorcycle tires, particularly tires that had been left out in a baking junkyard for a few years.




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