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Neoprene, a synthetic rubber developed during World War II, was used as a substitute for natural rubber due to the shortage of natural rubber at the time. The invention of neoprene was major scientific breakthrough, as neoprene kept most the advantageous properties of natural rubber while discarding some of the more disadvantageous ones. Neoprene displays much the same elasticity as natural rubber but is resistant to degradation by ultraviolet radiation, heat, and hydrocar bon solvents that regularly reduce natural rubber into a sticky, gooey mess. Neoprene is also much more durable than natural rubber - a property much appreciated by manufacturers of inflatable boats.

Through the addition of three chlorine atoms to a molecule of neoprene, the substance Hypalon is obtained, which is another form of synthetic rubber. Hypalon displays much the same characteristics as neoprene, except that it is much more rable than neoprene and is also more resistant to abrasion. Ultraviolet radiation and heat have even less of a negative effect on Hypalon than they do on neoprene, so inflatable boats made of Hypalon will not simply degrade and soften when left exposed in the sun, unlike traditional inflatable boats made of natural rubber. The disadvantage of Hypalon is that it is not as airtight as neoprene, and is also more difficult to glue together.

Today, while most companies make inflatable boats out of either one or both of these synthetic rubbers, a few companies have also begun to manufacture inflatable boats using a material developed relatively recently which is known as poly yl chloride or PVC for short.

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