Physical Properties table
Quick Reference Guide
Nitrile Rubber
Nitrile (NBR, Buna N) compounds for general usage requiring oil resistance (20-95 duro)
BN
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
1
5
2
4
1
3
5
3
2
High ACN Nitrile Rubber
High ACN Nitrile rubber compounds for enhanced resistance to Aromatic and Paraffinic type solvents (40-95 duro)
BH
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
1
5
2
4
1
4
5
3
2
Nitrile Textile Series
Nitrile compounds developed specifically for textile applications and other applications involving aqueous media (40-95 duro)
BT
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
1
5
2
5
1
3
5
4
2
Nitrile eXtra Tough
Extra tough Nitrile compounds developed for more demanding applications (50-95 duro)
BX
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
1
5
2
4
1
3
5
3
2
Carboxylated Nitrile Rubber
Carboxylated Nitrile compounds offering outstanding abrasion resistance and toughness (45-95 duro)
XN
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
1
4
2
3
1
3
5
3
2
Hydrogenerated Nitrile Elastomers
Hydrogenerated or highly saturated Nitrile compounds with outstanding heat and abrasion resistance (50-98 duro)
HN
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
1
5
2
4
4
3
5
4
3
Aqua Series
Compounds developed for offset printing dampening rollers, to exhibit high affinity to fountain solutions (25-40 duro)
BA
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
1
5
1
3
1
3
5
3
2
HW Series
Nitrile compounds for high speed web offset printing (20-50 duro)
HW
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
1
5
2
4
1
3
5
3
2
Nitrile/PVC Series
Unique blends of Nitrile rubber and PVC. The softer compounds (20-50 duro) are for offset printing applications and the harder compounds (50-95 duro) are for industrial applications
NP
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
1
5
1
4
1
4
5
3
3
NB Series
Nitrile/PVC formulation developed to optimise the performance in sheet-fed and web offset printing (20-50 duro)
NB
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
1
5
1
4
1
4
5
3
3
EPDM Series
EPDM type rubber compounds offering toughness, chemical resistance and low swell to specific solvents (20-95 duro)
EP
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
5
5
5
5
1
2
1
5
5
EPDM Advantage Series
Easy processing (good extruding and easy to finish) EPDM compounds (50-98 duro)
EL
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
5
5
5
5
1
2
1
5
5
EPDM/Silicone Rubber
Unique blend of EPDM and silicone offering improved toughness over Silicone with better release and high temperature resistance than EPDM (40-95 duro)
ES
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
3
4
5
4
2
2
1
4
4
Neoprene Series
Neoprene compounds with good all round properties for industrial applications (5-95 duro)
NE
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
3
4
3
3
1
2
3
4
3
Millable Urethane Series
Polyurethane compounds based on a millable type polyether backbone (40-95 duro)
MU
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
1
3
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
Hypalon Series
Hypalon compounds which are tough and hard wearing for dry applications (30-95 duro)
HY
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
3
4
3
3
1
2
3
2
2
Aqueous Series
Hypalon compounds with outstanding toughness coupled with superior resistance to aqueous media (45-98 duro)
HA
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
3
4
3
5
1
2
3
5
5
Fluoroelastomers
Fluoroelastomer compounds for high temperature resistance and resistant to a broad range of chemicals and solvents (50-90 duro)
FL
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
2
2
1
4
5
5
5
5
5
SBR Series
SBR formulation for general use on roller applications (30-95 duro)
SB
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
4
5
4
5
1
1
1
3
3
Silicone Series
Silicone compounds giving high temperature restance and high release, formulated specifically for roller applications (40-90 duro)
SI
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
Natural Series
Natural rubber based compounds for general roller use requiring toughness and dynamic properties (25-99 duro)
NR
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
3
3
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