Carboxylated Nitrile (XNBR)
Carboxylated Nitrile, or XNBR, is a speciality type
of Nitrile rubber which, inherently, has
outstanding abrasion resistance and toughness.
Chemically it is a Nitrile rubber but modified in
the polymerisation stage to contain Carboxylic
acid groups as an additional curing site, which
yields the extra strength characteristics.
Temperature: -55 ºC to 120 ºC
Not compatible with:
 Fuels of high aromatic content (for flex
fuels a special compound must be
used)
 Aromatic hydrocarbons (benzene)
 Polar solvents (ketone, acetone, acetic
acid, ethylene-ester)
 Strong acids
 Brake fluid with glycol base
 Ozone, weather and atmospheric aging
Hydrogenated Nitrile
(HNBR/HSN)
Hydrogenated Nitrile Butadiene Rubber HNBR,
also known as Highly Saturated Nitrile HSN, is
special class of nitrile rubber NBR that has been
hydrogenated to increase saturation of the
butadiene segment of the carbon polymer
backbone. Subsequent improvements to the
material properties, over that of a nitrile rubber
NBR, include greater thermal stability, broader
chemical resistance, and greater tensile strength.
Temperature: -40 ºC to 160 ºC
Not compatible with:
 Chlorinated hydrocarbons
Polar solvents (ketones, esters and ethers)
Strong acids
Fluorocarbon (Viton/FKM)
Viton (FKM) is DuPont-Dow Elastomer’s trade
name for fluorocarbon elastomers. Fluorocarbon
elastomers exhibit excellent resistance to high
temperature and low compression set. They
respond very well with resistance to ozone, high
temperatures, oxygen, mineral oil, synthetic
hydraulic fluids, fuels, aromatics and many
organic solvents and chemicals. Low temperature
resistance for static applications is limited to
approximately –40°C under special. Under
dynamic conditions, the lowest service
temperature is between –15°C and –18°C. Gas
permeability is very low and similar to that of
butyl rubber. Special formulation can also
improve resistance to water, steam, acids and
fuels.
Temperature: -25 ºC to 204 ºC
Not compatible with:
 Glycol based brake fluids
 Ammonia gas, amines, alkalis
 Superheated steam
 Low molecular weight organic acids
(formic and acetic acids)
Perfluoroelastomers
(Simriz/FFKM)
Perfluorelastomer seals offer high temperature
service and are resistant to aggressive
chemicals. They are a thermally stable,
perfluorinated elastomer FFKM. They offer
outstanding resistance to high temperature
(320°C / 608°F), can resist attack by nearly all
chemical reagents, including organic and
inorganic acids, alkalines, ketones, esters,
alcohols, fuels and hot water.