Material range
MATERIAL RANGE
Different technical applications of moulded-rubber articles also require different materials. Selection is made according to customer requirements and on the basis of our experience.
With our own development and about 2,000 formulations, we can react flexibly and quickly to all customer requests. Here, we take into account customer-specific standards and regulations as well as country-specific approvals. We can process all elastomers currently known.
COMPOUND CERTIFICATES
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| Material | International short name | Shore A Hardness | KTW cold | KTW warm | EN 16421 (or W270) | DVGW DIN EN 549 | WRAS cold | WRAS hot | ACS | NSF 61 hot | AS/NZS | EN 681-1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethylene-propylene-diene rubber | EPDM | 60-85 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Silicone rubber | VMQ | 30-80 | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Nitrile rubber | NBR | 70-80 | X |
Ethylene-propylene-diene rubber
- International short name
- EPDM
- Shore A Hardness
- 60-85
Silicone rubber
- International short name
- VMQ
- Shore A Hardness
- 30-80
Nitrile rubber
- International short name
- NBR
- Shore A Hardness
- 70-80
MATERIALS TABLE
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| Material | International short name | Trade names of the polymer | Shore A Hardness | Tensile strength up to (MPa) | Compression deforming resist | Abrasion strength | Tear resistance | Elasticity | Temperature application range (from/to) | Electrical insulation resistance | Mineral oil (depending on aromatic content and additives) | Aliphatic hydrocarbons such as gasoline | Aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene | Chlorinated hydrocarbons such as trichloroethylene | Concentrated acids | Diluted acids | Hot water / steam | Oxygen / ozone | Ultraviolet light |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural rubber | NR | SVR SMR |
30-90 | 30 | ++ | ++ | ++ | + | -50/+80 °C | ++ | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | O | Θ |
| Isoprene rubber | IR | Natsyn Cariflex |
30-85 | 25 | ++ | ++ | + | + | -50/+90 °C | ++ | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | O | Θ |
| Styrene-butadiene rubber | SBR | KER Europrene Buna |
35-95 | 25 | ++ | ++ | ++ | + | -50/+90 °C | + | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | O | Θ |
| Butadiene rubber | BR | Intene Buna CB |
only in blending | 10 | + | ++ | Θ | ++ | -55/+90 °C | + | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | O | Θ |
| Ethylene-propylene-diene rubber | EPDM | Keltan Nordel Vistalon |
25-90 | 20 | + | ++ | ++ | + | -50/+130 °C | ++ | - | - | - | - | + | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
| Butyl rubber | IIR / BIIR / CIIR | X_Butyl Exxon Butyl |
30-80 | 15 | Θ | O | + | - | -40/+120 °C | + | - | - | - | - | ++ | + | O | ++ | ++ |
| Nitrile rubber | NBR | Perbunan Krynac Europrene |
30-95 | 25 | ++ | ++ | + | + | -40/+100 °C | - | ++ | ++ | + | - | - | O | O | - | O |
| Hydrogenated nitrile rubber | H-NBR | Therban Zetpol |
45-90 | 30 | ++ | ++ | + | + | -30/+150 °C | O | ++ | ++ | + | Θ | - | O | O | O | ++ |
| Chloroprene rubber | CR | Baypren Neoprene Denka |
40-80 | 20 | O | + | ++ | + | -40/+100 °C | Θ | O | O | - | - | ++ | + | - | ++ | + |
| Epichlorohydrin rubber | ECO | Hydrin Epichlomer |
50-90 | 15 | + | O | + | O | -40/+120 °C | - | ++ | + | + | Θ | Θ | Θ | + | - | ++ |
| Polynorbornene rubber | PNR | Norsorex | 15-40 | 10 | O | Θ | Θ | O | -40/+90 °C | + | - | - | - | - | Θ | O | - | ++ | + |
| Polyurethane rubber | PUR | Urepan Millathane |
50-95 | 40 | O | ++ | ++ | + | -30/+80 °C | ++ | + | + | - | - | - | Θ | - | ++ | + |
| Silicone rubber | VMQ | Elastosil Silopren Silastic |
30-90 | 10 | ++ | Θ | Θ | + | -60/+250 °C | ++ | O | - | - | - | Θ | Θ | - | ++ | ++ |
| Fluorine silicone rubber | F-VMQ | Silastic Silopren Shin-Etsu |
40-80 | 8 | ++ | Θ | Θ | O | -50/+200 °C | ++ | ++ | ++ | + | Θ | Θ | O | O | + | ++ |
| Fluorine rubber | FKM / FPM | Viton Dyneon DAI-EL |
50-90 | 20 | + | O | O | Θ | -20/+200 °C | Θ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
| Ethylene acrylate rubber | AEM | Vamac | 50-80 | 15 | + | O | + | O | -40/+180 °C | ++ | + | + | O | Θ | Θ | O | Θ | ++ | ++ |
| Acrylate rubber | ACM | Nipol AR Hy Temp |
50-80 | 15 | + | O | + | O | -30/+175 °C | ++ | ++ | + | + | O | Θ | Θ | O | + | ++ |
| Ethylene vinyl acetate rubber | EVA | Levapren Elvax |
60-85 | 15 | ++ | O | O | + | -25/+175 °C | O | + | O | - | - | Θ | + | Θ | ++ | ++ |
Natural rubber
- International short name
- NR
- Trade names of the polymer
- SVR
SMR - Shore A Hardness
- 30-90
- Tensile strength up to (MPa)
- 30
- Temperature application range (from/to)
- -50/+80 °C
Isoprene rubber
- International short name
- IR
- Trade names of the polymer
- Natsyn
Cariflex - Shore A Hardness
- 30-85
- Tensile strength up to (MPa)
- 25
- Temperature application range (from/to)
- -50/+90 °C
Styrene-butadiene rubber
- International short name
- SBR
- Trade names of the polymer
- KER
Europrene
Buna - Shore A Hardness
- 35-95
- Tensile strength up to (MPa)
- 25
- Temperature application range (from/to)
- -50/+90 °C
Butadiene rubber
- International short name
- BR
- Trade names of the polymer
- Intene
Buna CB - Shore A Hardness
- only in blending
- Tensile strength up to (MPa)
- 10
- Temperature application range (from/to)
- -55/+90 °C
Ethylene-propylene-diene rubber
- International short name
- EPDM
- Trade names of the polymer
- Keltan
Nordel
Vistalon - Shore A Hardness
- 25-90
- Tensile strength up to (MPa)
- 20
- Temperature application range (from/to)
- -50/+130 °C
Butyl rubber
- International short name
- IIR / BIIR / CIIR
- Trade names of the polymer
- X_Butyl
Exxon Butyl - Shore A Hardness
- 30-80
- Tensile strength up to (MPa)
- 15
- Temperature application range (from/to)
- -40/+120 °C
Nitrile rubber
- International short name
- NBR
- Trade names of the polymer
- Perbunan
Krynac
Europrene - Shore A Hardness
- 30-95
- Tensile strength up to (MPa)
- 25
- Temperature application range (from/to)
- -40/+100 °C
Hydrogenated nitrile rubber
- International short name
- H-NBR
- Trade names of the polymer
- Therban
Zetpol - Shore A Hardness
- 45-90
- Tensile strength up to (MPa)
- 30
- Temperature application range (from/to)
- -30/+150 °C
Chloroprene rubber
- International short name
- CR
- Trade names of the polymer
- Baypren
Neoprene
Denka - Shore A Hardness
- 40-80
- Tensile strength up to (MPa)
- 20
- Temperature application range (from/to)
- -40/+100 °C
Epichlorohydrin rubber
- International short name
- ECO
- Trade names of the polymer
- Hydrin
Epichlomer - Shore A Hardness
- 50-90
- Tensile strength up to (MPa)
- 15
- Temperature application range (from/to)
- -40/+120 °C
Polynorbornene rubber
- International short name
- PNR
- Trade names of the polymer
- Norsorex
- Shore A Hardness
- 15-40
- Tensile strength up to (MPa)
- 10
- Temperature application range (from/to)
- -40/+90 °C
Polyurethane rubber
- International short name
- PUR
- Trade names of the polymer
- Urepan
Millathane - Shore A Hardness
- 50-95
- Tensile strength up to (MPa)
- 40
- Temperature application range (from/to)
- -30/+80 °C
Silicone rubber
- International short name
- VMQ
- Trade names of the polymer
- Elastosil
Silopren
Silastic - Shore A Hardness
- 30-90
- Tensile strength up to (MPa)
- 10
- Temperature application range (from/to)
- -60/+250 °C
Fluorine silicone rubber
- International short name
- F-VMQ
- Trade names of the polymer
- Silastic
Silopren
Shin-Etsu - Shore A Hardness
- 40-80
- Tensile strength up to (MPa)
- 8
- Temperature application range (from/to)
- -50/+200 °C
Fluorine rubber
- International short name
- FKM / FPM
- Trade names of the polymer
- Viton
Dyneon
DAI-EL - Shore A Hardness
- 50-90
- Tensile strength up to (MPa)
- 20
- Temperature application range (from/to)
- -20/+200 °C
Ethylene acrylate rubber
- International short name
- AEM
- Trade names of the polymer
- Vamac
- Shore A Hardness
- 50-80
- Tensile strength up to (MPa)
- 15
- Temperature application range (from/to)
- -40/+180 °C
Acrylate rubber
- International short name
- ACM
- Trade names of the polymer
- Nipol AR
Hy Temp - Shore A Hardness
- 50-80
- Tensile strength up to (MPa)
- 15
- Temperature application range (from/to)
- -30/+175 °C
Ethylene vinyl acetate rubber
- International short name
- EVA
- Trade names of the polymer
- Levapren
Elvax - Shore A Hardness
- 60-85
- Tensile strength up to (MPa)
- 15
- Temperature application range (from/to)
- -25/+175 °C
++ = very good + = good O = average Θ = unsuitable (poor) - = poor
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