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Natural rubber (NR)
| - Good mechanical properties
- Good abrasion
- Good steam properties
- Low weathering and ozone resistance
| - Medium resistance to seawater, acids and bases
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-50° to +80°.
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Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR)
| - Good mechanical properties
- Good abrasion
- Good DVR (compression set)
| - Resistant to Freon, Glycol and brake fluids
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-40° to +100°.
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Ethylene-propylene-diene rubber (EPDM)
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| - very good against acids, alkalis, ozone
- good against solvents, water, sunlight
- not resistant against mineral and synthetic oils
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-50° up to +120° or 150°°.
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Chloroprene rubber (CR)
| - good resistance to ageing and weathering
- li>hardly flammable
- >compensated good mechanical properties
| - good against acids, alkalis, sunlight, ozone, water, mineral and synthetic oils
- sufficient against solvents
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-40° to +110°.
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Nitrile butadiene rubber, acylnitrile butadiene rubber (NBR)
| - low abrasion
- favourable ageing behaviour
- very good mineral oil and fuel resistance
| - resistant to oil, Animal and vegetable fats
- >resistant to hydrocarbons and gas
- >good to water
- sufficient to acids, alkalis, solvents, sunlight, ozone
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-40° to +130°.
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Hydrogenated nitrile-butadiene rubber (HNBR)
| - Further development of NBR
- good mechanical properties
- very good abrasion
- good against permanent deformation
- high temperature-, Mineral oil, acid and weather resistance
- Low gas diffusion
| - Same resistance as NBR, only in very good version
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-40° to +150°.
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Chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSM)
| - Excellent mechanical properties
- very good flame and heat resistance
- very good weather and ozone resistance
- excellent gas and air impermeability
| - very good against strong oxidants
- very good against seawater, Saline solutions and alcohols
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-35° to +120°.
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Acrylate rubber (AEM)
| - excellent gas and air impermeability values
- low rebound elasticity
- very good resistance to heat and oil
- good permanent deformation at high temperatures
| - very good resistance to aliphatic oils, heat, oxygen and ozone
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° to +150° C
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Epichlorohydrin rubber (ECO)
| - good flame resistance
- good mechanical properties
- good elasticity at low and high temperatures
- excellent air and gas permeability
| - excellent against ozone, Weathering and chemicals
- resistant to oils, animal and vegetable fats
- resistant to minerals and glycols
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-40° to +135
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Silicone rubber (VMQ)
| - very good heat resistance
- very good elasticity at low temperatures
- non-toxic in contact with food
- very good electrical insulating properties
| - good against salt solution and water up to 100 degrees
- good against weathering, Ozone, minerals, animal and vegetable fats, alcohol and glycole
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-40° to +200°
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Fluorinated rubber (FPM)
| - excellent chemical and thermal properties against oils and solvents
- very high resistance against permanent deformation
- very heat and ozone resistant
- flame retardant
| - very good against mineral oils, Animal and vegetable fats
- very good against chlorinated, aromatic and aliphatic solvents and fuels
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-40° to +250°
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