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| Rubber MATERIAL COMPARISON |
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| Rubber Comparison Chart |
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| Polymer |
Natural |
EPDM |
Nitrile |
CR |
ECO |
Hypalon |
Acrylic |
VMQ Silicone |
Viton |
HNBR/ |
Fluoro |
| Neoprene |
Nitrile |
CSM |
ACM |
FKM |
HSN |
silicone |
| International Code |
AA |
DA /CA |
BF /BG/ BK |
BC/BE |
CH |
CE |
DF/DH |
FC/FE/GE |
HK |
- |
FVMQ/FK |
| Max Int Temp ºC |
105º C |
150º C |
130º C |
125º C |
175º C |
160º C |
180º C |
300º C |
300º C |
180º C |
280º C |
| Max Cont Temp |
75º C |
130º C |
100º C |
95º C |
150º C |
130º C |
150º C |
205º C |
205º C |
150º C |
200º C |
| Lowest Temp ºC |
-60º C |
-50º C |
-20º C |
-35º C |
-20º C |
-25º C |
-20º C |
-60 to-80º C |
-20º C |
-40º C |
-60º C |
| Oil Resistant |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Weather Resistant |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Hardness Range A |
30-95º C |
30-85º C |
40-100º C |
30-90º C |
50-90º C |
40-85º C |
50-85º C |
40-80º C |
50-95º C |
45-90º C |
40-80º C |
| Oxidation |
Fair |
Excellent |
Good |
Very Good |
Good |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Outstanding |
Excellent |
Excellent |
| Ozone Weathering |
Poor |
Outstanding |
Fair |
Very Good |
Good |
Outstanding |
Excellent |
Very Good |
Fair |
Outstanding |
Excellent |
| Oil Resistance ASTM Oil No.1 @ 20 C |
Poor |
Fair |
Good |
Excellent |
Good |
Good |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Good |
| ASTM Oil 1 @100C |
Unsatisfactory |
Unsatisfactory |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Excellent |
Good |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Good |
| Solvent Rest 20 C |
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| Alcohol |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Poor |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Excellent |
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| Acetone |
Fair |
Good |
Unsatis
factory |
Fair |
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Unsatis
factory |
Unsatis
factory |
Fair |
Unsuitable |
Good |
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| Benzene |
Unsatis
factory |
Unsatis
factory |
Unsatis
factory |
Unsatis
factory |
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Unsatis
factory |
Unsatis
factory |
Unsatis
factory |
Good |
Fair |
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| Acids |
Fair |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Very Good |
Poor |
Fair |
Excellent |
Good |
Good |
| Bases |
Good |
Good |
- |
Fair |
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Good |
Poor |
Fair |
Good |
Good |
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| Physical Strength |
Excellent |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Fair |
Good |
Good |
Fair |
Good |
Good |
Fair |
| Compression Set |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Fair to Good |
Fair |
Fair |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Very Good |
| Tear & Abrasion |
Excellent |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Poor |
Very Good |
Very Good |
Poor |
| Resilience |
Excellent |
Very Good |
Good |
Very Good |
Fair |
Fair |
Poor |
Good |
Fair |
Fair |
Good |
| Gas Permeability |
Poor |
Fairly Low |
Low |
Low |
Low |
Low |
Low |
Fairly Low |
Very Low |
Good |
Fair |
| Electrical Strength |
Excellent |
Good |
Poor |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Fair |
Excellent |
Good |
Poor |
Good |
| Flame Resistance |
Poor |
Poor |
Poor |
Self-extinguishing |
Fair |
Good |
Poor |
Good |
Self-Extinguishing |
Poor |
Good |
| Water Resistance |
Very Good |
Excellent |
Fair |
Good |
Good |
Very Good |
Poor |
Good |
Good |
Very Good |
Very Good |
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