Pressure resistance

The resistance that a substance offers to high pressures . Natural rubber has an extremely small spatial compressibility. When a compressive force acts on rubber, which is able to deform in all directions, it undergoes a deformation , building up energy. If the deforming force is removed, the rubber returns to its original position for the most part. The difference escapes as heat.

Due to these special properties of rubber, it has been developed in many areas to dampen vibrations and absorb shock loads, such as in engine and machine bearings.