972-438-4015
MANUFACTURE OF CUSTOM MOLDED RUBBER & CUSTOM THERMOSET PLASTIC PRODUCTS
Ratings are in this decreasing order:
OUTSTANDING, EXCELLENT, GOOD, FAIR, POOR
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COMMON NAME
NATURAL
RUBBER
SYNTHETIC
SBR
BUTYL
POLYBUTADIENE
EP RUBBER
NEOPRENE
NBR
HYDRIN
POLYURETHANE
SILICONE
HYPALON
ACRYLICS
FLUOROELASTOMERS
WEIGHT OF BASE ELASTOMER
G/CU CM (LB/CU IN.)
0.91 (0.033)
0.91 (0.033)
.094 (0.034)
0.91 (0.033)
0.94 (0.034)
0.85 (0.031)
1.22 (0.044)
1 (0.036)
1.49 (0.054)
1.07 (0.039)
.996 (0.036)
1.1 (0.040)
1.1 (0.040)
1.38-1.93 (0.05-0.07)
SPEC. GR.
0.93
0.93
0.94
0.92
0.94
0.86
1.23
1.00
1.45
1.05
0.95
1.10
1.10
1.4 TO 1.95
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
FOR ELASTOMER
COMPOUNDS
DUROMETER RANGE
20-100
40-100
40-100
30-80
45-80
30-90
20-95
20-90
30-90
55-100
25-80
50-95
40-90
65-90
RESILIENCE
OUTSTANDING
OUTSTANDING
GOOD
FAIR
OUTSTANDING
GOOD
EXCELLENT
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD TO EXCELLENT
POOR TO EXCELLENT
GOOD
GOOD
FAIR
TENSILE STRENGTH REINFORCED:  MPa  (PSI) 
28 (4000)
28 (2900-3000)
20 (2900)
20 (2900)
17 (2500)
14-21 (2000-3000)
21 (3000)
7-24 (1000-3500)
14-20 (2000-3000)
28-55 (4000-8000)
4-10 (600-1500)
10-17 (1500-2500)
12 (1700)
10-20 (1500-3000)
ELONGATION, % (REINFORCED)
800
300-700
450
300-800
450
500
650-850
400-600
700-1000
250-800
90-800
250-500
450
100-450
DRIFT, ROOM TEMP.
EXCELLENT
GOOD
EXCELLENT
FAIR
GOOD
FAIR
FAIR TO GOOD
GOOD
EXCELLENT
GOOD TO EXCELLENT
FAIR TO EXCELLENT
FAIR
FAIR
GOOD
COMPRESSION SET
GOOD
FAIR
GOOD
FAIR
FAIR
FAIR
FAIR TO GOOD
GOOD
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
GOOD TO EXCELLENT
FAIR TO GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
GOOD TO EXCELLENT
ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
FAIR
POOR
GOOD
GOOD
EXCELLENT
GOOD
FAIR
GOOD
IMPERMEABILITY, GAS
GOOD
GOOD
FAIR
OUTSTANDING
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
OUTSTANDING
GOOD
FAIR
EXCELLENT
GOOD
EXCELLENT
RESISTANCE
PROPERTIES
MECHANICAL
RESISTANCE
TO
IMPACT
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
FAIR
GOOD
EXCELLENT
POOR TO FAIR
FAIR TO GOOD
POOR
POOR TO GOOD
ABRASION
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
GOOD
EXCELLENT
GOOD
GOOD TO EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
GOOD
EXCELLENT
POOR TO GOOD
GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
GOOD
TEAR
EXCELLENT
GOOD
FAIR
GOOD
GOOD
POOR
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
EXCELLENT
POOR TO GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
FAIR
POOR TO GOOD
CUT GROWTH
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
GOOD
EXCELLENT
FAIR
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
FAIR TO EXCELLENT
POOR TO GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
GOOD
POOR TO GOOD
TEMPERATURE
TENSILE STRENGTH:
MPa (PSI), AT
121C  (250 F)
12 (1800)
12 (1800)
8 (1200)
7 (1000)
8 (1200)
14 (2000)
10 (1500)
5 (700)
6 (800)
13 (1830)
6 (850)
3.5 (500)
9 (1300)
2-6 (300-800)
204 C (400 F)
1 (125)
1 (125)
1 (170)
2.5 (350)
 1 (170)
3 (400)
1 (180)
1 (130)
1 (150)
1 (200)
3 (400)
1 (200)
1.5 (225)
1-2 (150-300)
ELONGATION,
%, AT
121 C (250 F)
500
500
250
250
250
300-500
350
120
250
300
350
60
400
100-350
204 C (400 F)
80
80
60
80
60
0-120
0-100
20
50-100
140
200
20
150
50-160
DRIFT AT 100 C (212 F)
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
FAIR
GOOD
FAIR
FAIR TO GOOD
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
FAIR
FAIR
GOOD TO EXCELLENT
HEAT AGING AT 100 C (212 F)
GOOD
FAIR
GOOD
EXCELLENT
FAIR
EXCELLENT
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
OUTSTANDING
FLAME RESISTANCE
POOR
POOR
POOR
POOR
POOR
POOR
GOOD
POOR TO FAIR
FAIR
POOR TO FAIR
FAIR TO GOOD
GOOD
POOR TO FAIR
EXCELLENT
LOW TEMPERATURE
STIFFENING, C (F)
-28 TO -45 (-20 TO -50)
-28 TO -45 (-20 TO -50)
-18 TO -45 (0 TO -50)
-23 TO -40 (-10 TO -40)
-34 TO -60 (-30 TO -60)
-28 TO -45 (-20 TO -50)
-12 TO -28 (+10 TO -20)
0 (+30 TO -20)
-25 (-15)
-23 TO -34 (-10 TO -30)
-50 TO -107 (-60 TO -160)
-34 TO-45 (-30 TO -50)
2 TO -12 (+35 TO +10)
-7 TO -34 (+20 TO -30)
BRITTLE POINT, C (F)
-62 (-80)
-62 (-80)
-62 (-80)
-50 (-50)
-73 (-100)
-68 (-90)
-43 (-45)
-18 (-65)
-55 (-65)
-50 (-60)
-68 TO -117 (-90 TO -180)
-50 (-60)
-23 (-10)
-12 TO -50 (+10 TO -60)
ENVIRONMENTAL
WEATHER
FAIR
FAIR
FAIR
EXCELLENT
FAIR
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
GOOD
GOOD
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
OXIDATION
GOOD
EXCELLENT
GOOD
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
GOOD
GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
GOOD
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
OUTSTANDING
OZONE
POOR
POOR
POOR
EXCELLENT
POOR
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
POOR
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
OUTSTANDING
EXCELLENT
OUTSTANDING
RADIATION
FAIR TO GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
GOOD
POOR
POOR
POOR
FAIR TO GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
GOOD
POOR TO EXCELLENT
FAIR TO GOOD
POOR TO GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
WATER
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
GOOD TO EXCELLENT
GOOD
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
FAIR
GOOD
ACID
FAIR TO GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
EXCELLENT
FAIR TO GOOD
GOOD TO EXCELLENT
GOOD
GOOD
EXCELLENT
POOR TO FAIR
POOR TO GOOD
EXCELLENT
FAIR
GOOD TO EXCELLENT
ALKALI
FAIR TO GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
EXCELLENT
FAIR TO GOOD
GOOD TO EXCELLENT
GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
GOOD
POOR TO FAIR
POOR TO FAIR
EXCELLENT
POOR
POOR TO GOOD
GASOLINE, KEROSENE, ECT.
(ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS)
POOR
POOR
POOR
POOR
POOR
POOR
GOOD
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
POOR TO FAIR
FAIR
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
BENZOL, TOLUOL, ECT.
(AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS)
POOR
POOR
POOR
FAIR TO GOOD
POOR
FAIR
POOR
GOOD
EXCELLENT
POOR TO FAIR
POOR
POOR TO FAIR
POOR
EXCELLENT
DEGREASER SOLVENTS
(HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS)
POOR
POOR
POOR
POOR
POOR
POOR
POOR
POOR
POOR TO FAIR
POOR TO FAIR
POOR TO GOOD
POOR TO FAIR
POOR
GOOD
ALCOHOL
GOOD
GOOD
FAIR
EXCELLENT
FAIR TO GOOD
POOR
FAIR
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
POOR
EXCELLENT
SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS (DIESTER)
POOR TO FAIR
POOR TO FAIR
POOR
FAIR
POOR TO FAIR
POOR TO FAIR
POOR
FAIR TO GOOD
GOOD
POOR
POOR TO FAIR
POOR
GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
HYDRAULIC
FLUIDS
SILICATES
POOR
POOR
POOR TO FAIR
FAIR
POOR
FAIR TO GOOD
GOOD
FAIR
FAIR
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POOR
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
PHOSPHATES
POOR TO FAIR
POOR TO FAIR
POOR
GOOD
POOR TO FAIR
GOOD TO EXCELLENT
POOR
POOR
POOR
POOR
GOOD
POOR TO FAIR
POOR
POOR
SUBJECTIVE
PROPERTIES
TASTE
FAIR TO GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
ODOR
FAIR TO GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
GOOD
NONSTAINING
POOR TO GOOD
EXCELLENT
POOR TO GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
GOOD TO EXCELLENT
POOR TO GOOD
GOOD
GOOD
OUTSTANDING
EXCELLENT
GOOD
POOR TO GOOD
BONDING TO RIGID MATERIALS
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
FAIR TO
EXCELLENT
EXCELLENT
POOR
GOOD TO EXCELLENT
GOOD TO EXCELLENT
GOOD
FAIR TO GOOD
FAIR TO EXCELLENT
FAIR TO GOOD
GOOD
POOR TO GOOD
COMMON NAME
NATURAL
RUBBER
SYNTHETIC
SBR
BUTYL
POLYBUTADIENE
EP RUBBER
NEOPRENE
NBR
HYDRIN
POLYURETHANE
SILICONE
HYPALON
ACRYLICS
FLUOROELASTOMERS
Ratings are in this decreasing order:
OUTSTANDING, EXCELLENT, GOOD, FAIR, POOR
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3
4
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