| SPECIFICATION |
APPLICATION |
AVOID |
TEMP RANGE |
NATURAL RUBBER
COMMERCIAL |
General use, good tensile
strength, Compression set and
a high tear & Abrasion resistance, good low temp properties. |
Oils, Strong oxidizing agents,
Ozone, Direct sunlight, Petrol
and Decreasing agents |
-20 - 70 C |
|
Commercial
Insertion
|
As above with increased Tensile and tear resistance.
As above |
As above |
As above |
|
SYNTHETIC RUBBER
NEOPRENE |
Greases, Some Inorganic
Chemicals and Oils good ageing and weathering good flame retardent. |
Aliphatic and Aromatic or
Halogenated Hydrocarbons
and Ketones |
-20 - 110 C |
|
| NITRILE |
Oils, Fuels, Petroleum, Solvents, Good Abrasion resistance and compression set. |
Phenols, Ketones, Aromatic
Hydrocarbon |
-20 - 110 C |
|
| BUTYL |
Low Permeability, Ageing,
Weathering, Ozone and chemical
attack, Ester-based Hydraulic fluids.
|
Mineral Oils, Free Halogens,
Aromatic Hydrocarbon |
-45 - 130 C |
|
| SILICONE |
Electrical Insulation, Sunlight
Ozone, Gases, Inherently
Non stick, Diluted acids. |
Aromatic and Aliphatic
Hydrocarbons, Abrasion
and Tear, Steam |
-70 - 200 C |
|
| VITON |
Heat, Abrasion, Oils, Greases,
Ozone, Weathering and some
Solvents. |
Ketones and Lacquer
Solvents |
-30 - 250 C |
|
SPECIFICATION
RUBBER
EPDM |
W.R.C. Approved for potable water, Steam, General chemicals, Ageing, Weathering,
Oxygen and the Ozone. |
Mineral Oils, Chlorinated
Hydrocarbons and Aromatic
Solvents |
-40 - 120 C |