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Material order specification

N28

Soft rubber and cellular material

GW

Bosch designation
StoffBestellvorschrift; Weichgummi und Schaumstoff; BoschBezeichnung

In case of doubt apply the German version of this BoschNorm.

1 Scope
This norm defines the Bosch designations, characteristics and requirements for soft rubber and cellular material.

2 Structure of the Bosch designation for soft rubber

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GW . . . . . . . . . . . .
Counting point
color, see 2.6
special requirement, see 2.5
media, see 2.4
compreesion sett, see 2.3
resistance to cool, see 2.2
resistance to heat, see 2.2
ShoreAhardness
rubber base, see 2.1
If all elements of the Bosch designation are not needed for the description, the unnecessary elements can be
omitted.

2.1 Rubber base

10

ACM

38

PNR

11

AEM

39

SBR

12

EPDM

40

CR/NR

13

FKM (FPM)

41

NR/SBR

20

ECO

50

FVMQ

30

CR

51

VMQ

31

CRIIRNR

52

VMQ (LSR)

32

HNBR

60

AU (PUR)

33

IIR

80

optional

34

NBR

35

NBR/CR

90

36

NBR/SBR

Cellular material
(Section 3)

37

NR

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2.2 Characteristics for resistance to heat and cold

Heat

Temperature characteristic

Cold

to 69 C

to 5 C

70 C to 84 C

to 10 C

85 C to 99 C

to 15 C

100 C to 124 C

to 20 C

125 C to 149 C

to 25 C

150 C to 174 C

to 30 C

175 C to 199 C

to 35 C

200 C to 224 C

to 40 C

225 C to 249

to 45 C

from 250 C

under 45 C

2.3 Characteristics for compression set

1. See point temperature characteristic for heat, 2.2
2. See point characteristic, the following table
0

no requirement

31 to 35 %

to 15 %

36 to 40 %

16 to 20 %

41 to 50 %

21 to 25 %

over 51 %

26 to 30 %

DVR and DSR (compressive stress relaxation)

2.4 Characteristics for media

0

no requirement

fuels (methanolfree), solvents

methanolcontaining fuels,

mineral oils, mineral oil products

brake fluid

water and antifreezes

Water/white spleits, isopropyl alcohol/water,

1 and 3

3 and 5

1 and 3 and 5

other ones

2.5 Characteristics for special requirements

0

no requirement

environment / climate; ozone, light resistance

contact stain, permeability, copper contamination, free sulphur

tribological performance

electrical requirements

rebound resilience, tearing resistance

food, plastics, drinking water (KTW), taste

special requirements for parts

multiple combinations

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2.6 Mark of colors

0

optional

yellow

gray

black

red

blue

white

green

brown

3 Structure of the Bosch designation for cellular material

GW90 . . . . . . . . . .

Cellular
material

Counting point
color, see 2.6
special requirements, see 2.5
media, see 2.4
water absorption, see 3.4
pore formation, see 3.3
resistance to cool, see 2.2
resistance to heat, see 2.2
density, see 3.2
cellular material base, see 3.1

If all elements of the Bosch designation are not needed for the description, the unnecessary elements can be
omitted.

3.1 Cellular material base

0

optional

Thermoplastics

Elastomer

Thermosetting plastics

Thermoplastic Elastomer

3.2 Density
0

optional

100 to 199 kg/m3

up to 19 kg/m3

200 to 499 kg/m3

20 to 49 kg/m3

over 500 kg/m3

50 to 99 kg/m3

3.3 Pore formation

0

optional

closedcell

?offenzellig

3.4 Water absorption

Parts by volume

FV/PLS

optional

1 to 4 %

5 to 9 %

10 to 19 %

over 20 %

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