POLYMER DESCRIPTION AND GENERAL INFORMATION CHART 3

Material
NR, IR SBR, BR IIR EPM, EPDM NBR HNBR Natural Rubber. Isoprene Butadiene, Styrene butadiene Butyl Ethylene Propylene Nitrile Hydrogenated Nitrile

Chemical Group Generally Resistant to Thermosets Polyisoprene Most moderate wet or dry chemicals, organic acids, alcohols, ketones, aldehydes Similar to Natural Rubber Styrene, Butadiene copolymer, Polybutadiene Isobutylene, Isoprene Water and steam polymer
Ethylene Propylene copolymer and terpolymer Butadiene, Acrylonitrile copolymer Butadiene, Acrylonitrile copolymer Epichlorohydrin polymer and copolymer Chloroprene polymer Water, steam and brake fluids Many hydrocarbons, fats, oils, greases, hydraulic fluids, chemicals Similar to NBR but with improved chemical resistance and higher service temperature Similar to NBR with ozone resistance Moderate chemicals and acids, ozone, fats, greases, many oils and solvents Similar to Neoprene with improved acid and ozone resistance Similar to Neoprene with improved acid and ozone resistance Ozone, oils, solvents, thinners, esters, ketones, aromatic hydrocarbons Moderate or oxidizing chemicals, ozone, concentrated sodium hydroxide Moderate or oxidizing chemicals, ozone, aromatics chlorinated solvents, bases Steam, amines and amine corrosion inhibitors, caustics, high pH media. wet sour gas, oil Ozone, extreme pressure, lubricants, hot oils, petroleum solvents, animal and vegetable fats All aliphatic, aromatic and halogenated hydrocarbons, acids, animal and vegetable oils Same as FKM #1. Greater chemical resistance Greater resistance to acid, base, alcohol, amine and esters than FKM Best fluid resistance of any elastomer

Generally Attacked by
Ozone, strong acids, fats, oils, greases, most hydrocarbons Similar to natural rubber Petroleum solvents, coal, tar, solvents, aromatic hydrocarbons Mineral oils and solvents, aromatic hydrocarbons Ozone, ketones, esters, aldehydes, chlorinated and nitro hydrocarbons Ozone, ketones, esters, aldehydes, chlorinated and nitro hydrocarbons Ketones, esters, aldehydes, chlorinated and nitro hydrocarbons Strong oxidizing acids, ketones, esters, chlorinated, aromatic and nitro hydrocarbons Concentrated oxidizing acids, esters, ketones, chlorinated, aromatic and nitro hydrocarbons Concentrated oxidizing acids, esters, ketones, chlorinated, aromatic and nitro hydrocarbons Mercaptons, chlorinated and nitro hydrocarbons, esters, amines, hetercocyclics Many solvents, oils, concentrated acids, dilute sodium hydroxide Brake fluids, hydrazine, ketones Aromatic hydrocarbons, chlorinated solvents, ethers, limited in low temperatures Water, alcohol, glycols, alkali, esters, aromatic hydrocarbons, halogenated hydrocarbons, phenol Ketones, low molecular weight esters and alcohols and nitrogen containing compounds Ketones, low molecular weight esters and nitrogen containing compounds Nitrogen containing compounds Fluorocarbon containing refrigerants cause minor effects

CO, ECO Epichlorohydrin CR

Neoprene

CSM

Hypalon

Chlorosulfonated polyethylene Chlorinated polyethylene Organic Polysulfide polymer Organic Silicone polymer Fluorinated organic Silicone polymer Fluorinated copolymer Copolymer of acrylic ester and acrylic halide Standard fluorocarbon dipolymer 66% fluorine Standard or special type fluorocarbon. Typically >66% fluorine Proprietary fluorocarbon Fully fluorinated fluorocarbon

CM, CPE Tyrin

T SI, VQM FSI, FVMQ TFE/P ACM

Polysulfide Silicone Fluorosilicone Tetrafluoroethylenepropylene Polyacrylate

FKM#1

Fluoroelastomer

FKM#2

Fluoroelastomer

Zalak FFKM Perfluoroelastomer

Thermoplastics

POLYMER DESCRIPTION AND GENERAL INFORMATION CHART 3

Material
AU, EU PTFE UHMW Urethane Polytetrafluoroethylene Ultra High Molecular Weight Nylon Polyethylene

Chemical Group Generally Resistant to Thermosets Urethane polymer Ozone, hydrocarbons, moderate chemicals, fats, oils and greases
Nearly inert Water, oils, weak acids, alcohols

Generally Attacked by
Concentrated acids, esters, ketones, chlorinated and nitro hydrocarbons and hot water Metallic sodium, fluorocarbon containing refrigerants cause minor swelling Ethers, ozone, strong acids, toluene, turpentine, vinyl acetate and chlorinated solvents Hydroscopic, acids and alcohols Strong acids, halogens, phenol and sodium

PA PK PEEK

Polyamide Polyketone

Oils, esters, ketones hydrocarbons Alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, bases, esters, hydrocarbons, oils.

Polyetheretherketone

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