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Table 2 Relationship between outer membrane material and shrinkage ratio

From: A vacuum-driven rubber-band gripper

Material

Shrinkage ratioa

Cotton-lined PVC film

0.7

Polyethylene tarpaulin

0.8

Natural rubber

0.8

  1. aShrinkage ratio is the quotient of decrease in inner diameter divided by the inner diameter before shrinkage
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