Material Property & Selection Guide


MATERIAL SELECTION GUIDE
		E	Excellent		H	High
		G	Good		M	Medium
		F	Fair		L	Low
		P	Poor

BASE ELASTOMER	Natural Rubber	GRS/SBR	EPDM	Neoprene	Nitrile	Floro-	Silicone
	(Polyisopren)	(Styrene Butadiene)	(Ethylene Propylene)	(Chloropren)	(Butadiene Acrylonitrile)	carbon	(Polysiloxane)
Compound Number (Standard Durometer)	15019	26012	96014	36024	45009		65200
Standard Durometer	50	60	60	60	50	60	50
Custom Durometer	40,60,	40,50,	40,50,	40,50,	40,60,	40,50,	40,60,
	70,80	70,80	70,80	70,80	70,80	70,80	70,80
SAE J200-ASTM D-2000 Classification	AA	AA	AA	BC	BF	HK	FC
		BA	BA	BE	BG		FE
			CA		BK		GE
			DA
Maximum Tensile Strength-PSI	3500	2500	2500	3000	3000	2000	1000
Resilience	H	M	M	H	L	L	M
Impact Strength	E	E	G	E	G	G	F
Abrasion Resistance	E	E	G	E	E	G	P
Tear Resistance	E	F	F	G	G	G	F
Maximum Service Temp. Deg. F	180	180	300	225	250	500	550
Minimum Service Temp. Deg. F	-60	-60	-70	-40	-60	-25	-178
Oil Resistance	P	P	P	E	E	E	G
Fuel Resistance	P	P	F	G	E	E	P
Weather Aging	F	F	E	G	G	E	E
Oxidation	F	F	E	E	F-G	E	E
Heat Aging	G	G	E	E	G	E	E
Water Swell Resistance	F	E	E	G	E	E	E
Flame Resistance	P	P	P	E	P	E	E
Adhesion To Metal	E	E	G	E	G	G	E
Electrical Resistivity	E	E	E	F	F	G	E
Typical Applications	Tires and tubes, gaskets, belts, hoses, seals, shock mounts	Same as Natural Rubber	Auto parts, electrical insulation, dust covers, weather stripping and conveyor belts	Petroleum and chemical tank linings, automotive gaskets and seals, molded parts, footwear and weather-stripping	Gasoline and oil resistant hoses, gaskets and seals, rollers, o-rings, shock and vibration mounts	Q-rings, shaft seals, valve parts, packings, diaphragms, gaskets and pump parts	Parts subjected to extremely high or low temperatures, seals gaskets, o-rings and bellows