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NATURAL  AND   SYNTHETIC  RUBBER

A SELECTION GUIDE

Properties

NR

SBR

NBR

EPDM

CR

SILICONE

VITON

Hardness, A

30-95

40-95

40-95

30-85

30-90

40-80

50-95

Colours

Full 

Full

Limited

Limited

Full

Limited

Limited

Cost Factor

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

8

15

Heat

Resistance:

Max Cont.

Deg. C

75

85

100

130

95

205

205

Max. Intermittent

Deg. C

105

115

130

150

125

300

300

Low Temp

Resistance

-60

-55

-20

-50

-35

-60

-20

Oxidation

Resistance

Fair

Fair

Good

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Out-

standing

Ozone and

Weathering

Poor

Fair

Fair

Out-

standing

Very good

Out-

standing

Out-

standing

Oil Resistance

Poor

Poor

Excellent

Fair

Good

Excellent

Excellent

Solvent: 

- Alcohol

Good

good

good

Good

Good

Good

Good

- Acetone

Fair

Fair

Poor

Good

Fair

Fair

Poor

- Benzene

Poor

Poor

Poor

Poor

Poor

Poor

Good

Chemical:

- Acids

Good

Good

Good

Good

Good

Fair

Excellent

- Bases

Good

Good

Fair

Good

Fair

Fair

Good

Physical Strength

Excellent

Good

Good

Good

Good

Poor

Good

Compression Set

Good

Good

Good

Good

Good

Good

Good

Tear and

Abrasion

Excellent

Good

Good

Good

Good

Poor

Good

Resilience

Excellent

Good

Good

Very good

Very

Good 

Fair

Poor

Gases

Permeability

Poor

Fairly

Low

Good

Fairly Low

Very

Good

Good

Very Low

Electrical

Strength

Excellent

Excellent

Poor

Excellent

Good

Excellent

Good

Flame

Resistance

Poor

Poor

Poor

Poor

Self-

Extinguishing

Good

Self-

Extinguishion

Water

Resistance

Very Good

Fair

Good

Excellent

Good

Good

Good

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