Elastomers

Choose the right material for your project

Here is a quick and easy way for designers engineers, component specifiers and purchasing professionals to identify the rubber material best suited to your application. We also welcome you to contact one of our experts to further validate your results or discuss what material could be the best choice in line with your application requirements and business criteria.

	SILICONE	EPDM	FLUOROELASTOMER	NEOPRENE
MATERIAL NAME(S)	Silicone	Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer	Viton®	Neoprene
MATERIAL CODES	ASTM D1418: MQ, VMQ, PVMQ ASTM D2000: FC, FE, GE	ASTM D1418: EPDM ASTM D2000: BA, CA, DA	ASTM D1418: FKM, FFKM ASTM D2000: HK	ASTM D1418: CR ASTM D2000: BC, BE
SERVICE TEMPERATURE RANGE	-80F to 550F	-60F to 300F	-20F to 400F	-65F to 250F
RECOMMENDED USAGE	Flexibility, compression set resistance, UV, ozone, static applications	Weather, ozone and water	Chemicals, heat, oil and petroleums	Abrasion, ozone and flame retardant
NON RECOMMENDED USAGE	Tear, abrasion and tensile strength, dynamic applications	Oils and water steam	Limited resistance to steam, hot water and methanol, low temperatures	UV, heat, ketones and ester
DUROMETER RANGE	10-85 Shore A	25-95 Shore A	60-90 Shore A	20-90 Shore A
MOST COMMON APPLICATION	Electrical, fluid control, medical	Automotive, heating, ventilation and conditioning	Aerospace, medical, chemical.	Industrial

	FLUOROSILICONE	NATURAL RUBBER	NITRILE RUBBER
MATERIAL NAME(S)	Fluorosilicone	Natural rubber	Nitrile/Buna N
MATERIAL CODES	ASTM D1418: FKM, FFKM ASTM D2000: HK	ASTM D1418: FVMQ ASTM D2000: FK	ASTM D1418: NBR ASTM D2000: BF, BG, BK, CH
SERVICE TEMPERATURE RANGE	-65F to 450F	-60F to 170F	-40F to 250F
RECOMMENDED USAGE	Heat, oils and fuels	Compression set, abrasion, tear and electrical insulation	Oil, petroleum and high wear
NON RECOMMENDED USAGE	Tear, abrasion and tensile strength	Ozone, strong acids, oil and petroleums	Ozone, tear, ketones and ester
DUROMETER RANGE	40-70 Shore A	25-90 Shore A	30-95 Shore A
MOST COMMON APPLICATION	Chemical and hydrocarbon fuel seals.	Abrasive protection, vibration dampening, Diaphragms.	Industrial and automotive, in products such as fuel and oil handling hoses, seals grommets, hydraulic hoses, and o-rings.