Phone: (818) 240-9313
Toll Free: (800) 275-9006
Fax: (818) 240-0256
Email: sales@amesindustrial.com

Material Properties

Common Name/ Base Polymer	Natural or Synthetic Rubber	SBR or GR-S or Buna S	Butyl	EPDM or EP Rubber	Neoprene	Nitrile or NBR or Buna-N	Silicone	Viton
Chemical Name	Natural or Poly-isoprene	Styrene Butadiene	Isobutylene Isoprene	Ethylene Propylene	Chloroprene	Acylonitrile Butadiene	Polysiloxane	Fluoroelastomer
Maximum Use Temperature (Ref)	70° C	70° C	100° C	100° C	125° C	100° C	200° C	200° C
Material Designation (ASTMD-2000, SAE J200 Class)	AA	AA	AA	BA,CA,DA	BC,BE	BF,BG,BK,CH	FC,FE,GE	HK
ASTM Designation	NR	SBR	IIR	EPDM	CR	NBR	PS,PVS,SI,VSI	FKM
Tensile Strength (psi) Black Loaded Stocks	Over 3000	Over 2000	Over 2000	Over 2000	Over 2000	Over 2000	Over 1200	Over 1500
Hardness Range (Durometer A)	30-90	40-90	40-75	50-90	20-80	40-95	40-80	55-80
Adhesion to Metals	Excellent	Excellent	Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Good
Adhesion to Fabrics	Excellent	Good	Good	Good	Excellent	Good	Excellent	Fair
Tear Resistance	Very Good	Fair	Good	Fair	Good	Fair	Poor	Fair
Abrasion Resistance	Excellent	Good to Excellent	Good	Good to Excellent	Very Good	Good	Poor	Fair
Compression Set	Excellent	Good	Fair	Good	Good	Good	Very Good	Good
Resilience
Cold	Excellent	Good	Poor	Good	Good	Good	Excellent	Good
Hot	Excellent	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	Good	Excellent	Good
Dielectric Strength	Excellent	Good	Good	Outstanding	Very Good	Poor	Good	Good
Electrical Insulation	Good to Excellent	Good	Good	Outstanding	Fair to Good	Poor	Excellent	Fair to Good
Impermeability to Gases	Good	Fair	Outstanding	Good	Good	Good	Fair	Good
Acid Resistance
Mild Dilute	Fair to Good	Fair to Good	Excellent	Excellent	Excellent	Fair to Good	Excellent	Excellent
Strong Concentrated	Fair to Good	Fair to Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Fair	Excellent
Solvent Resistance
Aliphatic Hydrocarbons	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Fair to Good	Excellent	Poor	Excellent
Aromatic Hydrocarbons	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Excellent
Oxygenated (Ketones, etc)	Poor	Poor	Good	Good	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor
Lacquer Solvents	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Good
Resistance To:
Swelling in Lubricating Oil	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Good	Very Good	Poor	Excellent
Oil and Gasoline	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Good	Excellent	Fair	Excellent
Animal Oils	Poor	Poor	Fair	Fair	Fair	Excellent	Good	Excellent
Water Absorption	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	Good	Very Good	Excellent	Excellent
Oxidation	Good	Fair	Excellent	Excellent	Very Good	Good	Excellent	Excellent
Ozone	Poor	Poor	Fair to Good	Outstanding	Very Good	Fair	Excellent	Excellent
Sunlight Aging	Poor	Poor	Very Good	Outstanding	Very Good	Poor	Excellent	Excellent
Heat Aging	Fair	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Excellent
Low Temperature	Very Good	Very Good	Good	Very Good	Good	Fair to Good	Outstanding	Excellent
Flame	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Good	Poor	Fair	Very Good
Vegetable Oils	Poor	Poor	Fair	Fair	Good	Good	Poor	Excellent
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Fair	Poor to Fair	Excellent

Contact Information

Telephone: 800-275-9006; 818-240-9313
FAX: 818-240-0256
Postal address: 4516 Brazil Street, Los Angeles, CA 90039
Electronic mail: General Information: sales@amesindustrial.com
Webmaster: chris@amesindustrial.com