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| PROPERTIES | Natural Rubber | SBR | Butyl | Nitrile | Neoprene* | Hypalon* | EPDM |
| HARDNESS RANGE, IRHD | 30 - 90 | 40 - 90 | 40 - 80 | 35 - 95 | 30 - 85 | 40 - 90 | 30 - 90 |
| TENSILE STRENGTH, MPa | 21 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| RESISTANCE TO: | |||||||
| ABRASION | Excellent | Good | Good | Good | Good | Excellent | Good |
| COMPRESSION SET | Good | Good | Fair | Good | Fair to Good | Fair to Good | Good |
| TEAR | Good to V/Good | Fair | Good | Fair | Good | Fair to Good | Fair to Good |
| FLAME | Poor | Poor | Poor | Poor | V/Good | Excellent | Poor |
| GAS PERMEABILITY | Fairly Low | Fairly Low | Very Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
| ELECTRICAL INSULATION | Good to V/Good | Good to V/Good | Excellent | Poor | Fair to Good | Excellent | Excellent |
| ACIDS Dilute | Fair to Good | Fair to Good | Excellent | Good | Good | V/Good | Excellent |
| Concentrated | Fair to Good | Fair to Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Excellent |
| SOLVENTS Aliphatic hydrocarbons | Poor | Poor | Poor | Excellent | Fair to Good | Fair to Good | Poor |
| Aromatic hydrocarbons | Poor | Poor | Poor | Good | Fair | Fair | Poor |
| Oxygenated ( Ketones, etc) | Fair | Fair | Good | Poor | Poor | Poor to Fair | Good to V/Good |
| OTHER MEDIA Lubricating oil | Poor | Poor | Poor | V/Good | Good | Good | Poor |
| Oil and petrol | Poor | Poor | Poor | Excellent | Fair | Good | Poor |
| Animal and vegetable oils | Fair | Fair | V/Good | V/Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Water | V/Good | Good | V/Good | Good | Good | V /Good | Excellent |
| Ozone | Poor | Poor | Excellent | Poor | V/Good | Excellent | Excellent |
| Oxidation | Fair | Fair | Excellent | Good | V/Good | Excellent | V/Good |
| Weathering | Fair | Fair | V/Good | Fair | V/Good | Excellent | Excellent |
| TEMPERATURE RANGE : In air | |||||||
| Max Intermittent deg C | 90 | 100 | 120 | 125 | 120 | 135 | 125 |
| Max continuous deg C | 80 | 90 | 110 | 100 | 100 | 125 | 100 |
| Minimum deg C | -40 | -40 | -40 | -40 | -40 | -20 | -50 |
| MAIN FEATURE : | Outstanding | General | Ozone | Very Good | Weathering | Weathering | Chemicals |
| Mechanical | Purpose | Chemical | Heat and Oil | Flame | Acid and Alkali | Water and Steam | |
| Properties | Resistance | Resistance | Resistance | Resistance | Resistance |
| PROPERTIES | Urethane | Epichlorohydrin | Vamac* | Fluorosilicone | Silicone | Fluoroelastomer |
| HARDNESS RANGE, IRHD | 40 - 95 | 55 - 85 | 40 - 90 | 40 - 80 | 30 - 80 | 55 - 90 |
| TENSILE STRENGTH, MPa | 25 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| RESISTANCE TO: | ||||||
| ABRASION | Excellent | Good | Good | Poor | Poor | Good |
| COMPRESSION SET | Fair | Fair to Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| TEAR | Good | Fair to Good | Good | Poor | Poor | Fair |
| FLAME | Fair | Good | Poor | Good | Good | V/Good |
| GAS PERMEABILITY | Low | Low | Very Low | Low | Low | Very Low |
| ELECTRICAL INSULATION | Fair | Good | Fair to Good | Excellent | Excellent | Fair to Good |
| ACIDS Dilute | Fair | Fair to Good | Good | Good | Good | Excellent |
| Concentrated | Poor | Fair | Poor | Fair | Fair | Excellent |
| SOLVENTS Aliphatic hydrocarbons | Good | Excellent | Good | Good | Poor | Excellent |
| Aromatic hydrocarbons | Fair | Good | Fair | Good | Poor | Excellent |
| Oxygenated ( Ketones, etc) | Poor | Poor | Fair | Fair | Fair | Poor |
| OTHER MEDIA Lubricating oil | Good | V/Good | Good | Good | Fair | Excellent |
| Oil and petrol | Good | Good | Good | Good | Fair | V/Good |
| Animal and vegetable oils | Good | V/Good | Good | Good | Good | Excellent |
| Water | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Ozone | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Oxidation | Excellent | V/Good | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Weathering | Good | V/Good | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| TEMPERATURE RANGE : In air | ||||||
| Max Intermittent deg C | 100 | 150 | 165 | 180 | 260 | 250 |
| Max continuous deg C | 80 | 120 | 150 | 150 | 210 | 205 |
| Minimum deg C | -30 | -40 | -30 | -60 | -60 | -20 |
| MAIN FEATURE : | Abrasion | Heat | Heat | Oil, Fuel and | High and Low | Oil, Fuel and |
| Wear | Oil and Ozone | Oil | Temperature | Temperature | Chemical | |
| Resistance | Resistance | Resistance | Resistance | Resistance | Resistance |
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IMPORTANT NOTICE |
Industrial Rubber plc
4 Fieder Drive Newgate lane Industrial Estate FAREHAM
Hampshire PO14 1JE Tel:
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Rubber Moulders specialising in Custom Moulding, Injection, Compression and Transfer of all types of Precision Moulded Components. Manufactured in ay polymer with recognised approvals for specific industries. A leading indepenent UK company who's reputation is built around flexibility, technical ability, customer service and quality ISO 9001:2000 accredtation. In partnership with our Sister Companies in China to achieve Low Cost Manufacturing Abroad.
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