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Typical Properties of Common Elastomers (Rubber Compounds)

Common General Chemical Resistance3
Name(s)5 Designation2 Composition General Properties1 Resistent to: Attacked by:
Good Weathering Moderate chemicals and Strong oxidizing acids,
Resistance. Flame retarding. acids, ozone, oils, fats, esters, ketones,
Neoprene CR Chloroprene
Moderate resistance to greases, many oils, and chlorinated, aromatic and
pertroleum-based fluids. solvents. nitro hydrocarbons.
Excellent ozone, chemical,
Ethylene-propylene- Animal and vegetable oils,
and aging resistance. Poor Mineral oils and solvents,
EPDM EPDM, EPM diene; Ethylene- ozone, strong and oxidizing
resistance to pertoleum- aromatic hydrocarbons.
propylene chemicals.
based fluids.
Ozone (except PVC
Excellent resistance to Many hydrocarbons, fats,
blends), ketones, esters,
Buna-N NBR Nitrile-butadiene pertoleum-based fluids. oils, greases, hydraulic
aldehydes, chlorinated and
Good physical properties. fluids, chemicals.
nitro hydrocarbons.
Moderate or oxidizing
Excellent high and low Many solvents, oils,
chemicals, ozone,
Silicone Q, Si Polysiloxane temperature properties. Fair concentrated acids, dilute
concentrated sodium
physical properties. sodium hydroxide.
hydroxide.
Good physical properties and Most moderate chemicals,
Ozone, strong acids, fats,
abrasion resistance. Poor wet or dry, organic acids,
SBR SBR Styrene-butadiene oils, greases, most
resistance to petroleum- alcohols, ketones,
hydrocarbons.
based fluids. aldehydes.

Very good weathering

resistance. Excellent

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dialectric properties. Low

permeability to air. Good Animal and vegetable fats, Petroleum, solvents, coal
Butyl IIR Isobutene-isoprene physical properties. Poor oils, greases, ozone, strong tar solvents, aromatic
resistance to petroleum- and oxidizing chemicals. hydrocarbons.
based fluids.
Excellent physical properties
Most moderate chemicals,
including abrasion and low Ozone, strong acids, fats,
Natural, Gum wet or dry, organic acids,
NR Isoprene, natural temperature resistance. Poor oils, greases, most
Rubber alcohols, ketones,
resistance to petroleum- hydrocarbons.
aldehydes.
based fluids.
Isoprene,
IR Isoprene, synthetic Similar to natural rubber. Similar to natural rubber. Similar to natural rubber.
Polyisoprene
Excellent ozone, weathering,
Concentrated oxidizing
and acid resistance. Good
Chloro-sulfonyl- Similar to Neoprene with acids, esters, ketones,
Hypalon CSM and abrasion and heat
polyethylene improved acid resistance. chlorinated, aromatic, and
resistance. Fair resistance to
nitro hydrocarbons.
petroleum-based fluids.
Excellent resistance to high
temperature, oil and air, Ozone, extreme pressure, Water, alcohols, glycols,
Acrylate-butadiene,
Acrylic, Poly ozone, and weathering. Poor lubricants, hot oils, alkali, esters, aromatic and
ABR, ACM copolymer of acrylic ester
Acrylate low temperature properties. petroleum solvents, animal halogenated
and acrylic halide
Not recommended for water and vegetable fats. hydrocarbons, phenol.
service.
Good aging and excellent Concentrated acids,
Polyethylene-apdate, Ozone, hydrocarbons,
abrasion, tear, and solvent ketones, esters,
Urethane AU, EU Poly (oxy-1, 4, butylene) moderate chemicals, fats,
resistance. Poor high chlorinated and nitro
ether oils, greases.
temperature properties. hydrocarbons.
Excellent ozone and
weathering resistance; good
Chlorinated-
CPE Chlorinated- polyethylene heat resistance. Moderate
polyethylene
resistance to petroleum-
based fluids.
Excellent oil and air All aliphatic, aromatic and
Viton4, Hexaflouropropylene- resistance both at low and halogenated hydrocarbons,
Ketones, low molecular
Fluoro- FPM weight esters and nitro
vinylidene flouride high temperatures. Very acids, animal and vegetable
elastomer containing compounds.
good chemical resistance. oils.
Excellent abrasion resistance
Butadiene
BR Polybutadiene and low temperature Similar to SBR Similar to SBR
rubber
properties. High resilience.
Excellent chemical
Tetraflouroethylene-
resistance. Excellent high
Kalrez4 AFMU flouronitrosomethane-
and low temperature
perflourobutyric acid
properties.
Excellent oil and ozone
resistance. Good flame Ketones, esters,
Hydrin, Similar to nitrile with ozone
CO Polychloromethyl oxirane resistance and low aldehydes, chlorinated and
Herchlor resistance.
permeability to gases. Fair nitro hydrocarbons.
low temperature properties.
Good low temperature
properties. Excellent oil and Ketones, esters,
ECH, Hydrin, Ethylene oxide and Similar to nitrile with ozone
ECO ozone resistance. Fair flame aldehydes, chlorinated and
Herchlor chloromethyl oxirane resistance.
resistance. Low permeability nitro hydrocarbons.
to gases.
Moderate or oxidizing
Fluoro- Brake fluids, hydrazine,
FSi Flourocarbon chemicals, ozone, aromatic
silicone ketones.
chlorinated solvents, bases.

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