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ADVANTAGES AND LIMITATIONS OF SOME ELASTOMER TYPES

RUBBER TYPE NAME MAIN ADVANTAGES LIMITATIONS


NR Natural Rubber • Good dynamic prop. • Poor resistance to
(cis-polyisoprene) • Good tensile and tear chemicals and oil
strength substances
• Good abrasive • No longtime exposure
resistance to sunlight, ozone and
heat
SBR Styrene-butadiene Rubber • Good tensile strength, • Poor resistance to
dynamic prop. and chemicals and oil
abrasive resistance substances
• Good substituent for NR • No longtime expo-sure
(but sometimes more to sunlight, ozone and
cost-efficient) heat
BR (poly-)Butadiene Rubber • Excellent dynamic • Poor resistance to
properties chemicals and oil
• Good cold resistance substances
• Good tear strenght • No longtime expo-sure
to sunlight, ozone and
heat
EPDM Ethylene Propylene Diene • Excellent resistance to • Poor resistance to oil
Monomer ozone, oxidants and substances
weather (water) • Less mechanical
conditions properties compared to
• Good heat resistance NR
• Excellent insulator
• Good chemical
resistance (not oil)
CR Chloroprene Rubber (Neoprene) • Good resistance to • More expensive than
ozone, weather condi- general purpose
tions (water) and synthetic rubbers
sunlight • No resistance to strong
• Good chemical and oxidizing acids, esters,
medium oil resistance ketones, chlorinated –
• Good high temperature and aromatic hydro-
resistance carbons
• Good all-round rubber
NBR (Acrylo-)Nitrile Butadiene • Good oil and solvent • Not good resistance to
Rubber resistance ozone, ketones, esters,
• Good heat resistance aldehydes and
• Good mechanical chlorinated hydro-
properties carbons
• Good resistance to • Higher price only
gaspermeability justified when oil
resistance is required
HNBR Hydrogenated Nitrile Butadiene • Very good heat and low • High cost
Rubber (Therban) temp. resistance
• Good oil and solvent
resistance
• Good ozone and weather
resistance
• Good mechanical
properties
MVQ Methyl Vinyl Silicone Rubber • Excellent heat resistance • Higher price only
(Silicoon) • Very good low justified when excellent
temperatures resistance heat resistance is
• Good insulator required
• Low tensile strength
FPM Fluorpolymer (Viton) • Excellent heat resistance • Very high price
• Excellent chemical, • Intermediate mecha-
ozone, weather, oil and nical properties
solvent resistance
• Good resistance to
gaspermeability
IIR Isobutene-Isoprene Rubber • Excellent resistance to • Intermediate
(butyl rubber) gaspermeability mechanical properties
• Good resistance to
chemical, ozone,
weather and oil
CSM Chlorosulphonated Polyethylene • Good heat resistance • Intermediate oil
(Hypalon) • Good ozone and weather resistance
(water) resistance
• Good chemical resist.
• Color-proof
• Excellent abrasive
resistance
The information presented herein has been compiled from several sources considered to be independable and is accurate and reliable to the best of
our knowledge and belief but is not guaranteed to be so. Nothing herein is to be construed as recommending any practice of any product in violation
of any patent or in violation of any law or regulation.

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