PLAIN UNREINFORCED NEOPRENE

BEARING PADS AND STRIPS

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Plain Neoprene bearing pads and strips are available in various dimensions of Length,
Width and Thickness, to suit your project requirements.
Typical Applications include, precast concrete unit support, machinery foundation support,
slip bearing surfaces, and at Construction Joints.
The Neoprene properties are
Description

Standard

Unit

Hardness
Specific Gravity
Tensile Strength
Elongation at break
Ageing after 72 hrs at 100 C
Change in Hardness
Change in tensile strength
Change in ultimate elongation
Compression set, 24 hrs @
100 C
Ozone resistance 100 pphm
ozone in air by volume, 20%
strain, 37.7 C +/- 1 C, , 100
hrs mounting , procedure
D518, A
Adhesion to Steel
Bond Strength
Peel Strength
Water Absorption
Effects of liquids ( volume
change )
Diesel
Detergent
10% HCL
Shear Modulus

ASTM D 2240
ASTM D 297
ASTM D 412
ASTM D 412
ASTM D 573

Shore A

ASTM D 395

N / mm2
%

Material
Property
65
1.32
16.5
425

Shore A
%
%
%

+4
-12
-20
15

ASTM D1149

No Cracks

ASTM D429A

Kn/m

16.2

ASTM D429B
ASTM D 570
ASTM D 471

Kn/m
%

24.6
0.1

%
%
%
N / mm2

15.0
0.2
-0.110
0.93

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The safe working loads tables are

WABOELASTODEC
NEOPRENE RUBBER BEARINGS WITHOUT REINFORCEMENT
DESIGN ACCORDING TO BS5400
G=

0.9

Mpa

LENGHT WIDTH THICKNESS

AREA

Vertical Horizontal

Vertical

Horizontal

load
kN

load
kN

deflection
mm

movement
mm

1.852 20000

33

12.6

1.09

15

1.235 20000

22

12.6

2.44

11

100

20

0.926 20000

17

12.6

4.33

14

300

150

10

2.778 45000

113

28.4

0.73

300

150

15

1.852 45000

75

28.4

1.63

11

300

150

20

1.389 45000

56

28.4

2.89

14

300

150

25

1.111 45000

45

28.4

4.51

18

300

150

30

0.926 45000

38

28.4

6.49

21

400

200

10

3.704 80000

267

50.4

0.56

400

200

15

2.469 80000

178

50.4

1.23

11

400

200

20

1.852 80000

133

50.4

2.18

14

400

200

25

1.481 80000

107

50.4

3.39

18

400

200

30

1.235 80000

89

50.4

4.88

21

400

200

35

1.058 80000

76

50.4

6.63

25

400

200

40

0.926 80000

67

50.4

8.66

28

500

250

10

4.63 125000

521

78.8

0.45

500

250

15

3.086 125000

347

78.8

0.99

11

500

250

20

2.315 125000

260

78.8

1.75

14

500

250

25

1.852 125000

208

78.8

2.72

18

500

250

30

1.543 125000

174

78.8

3.91

21

500

250

35

1.323 125000

149

78.8

5.31

25

500

250

40

1.157 125000

130

78.8

6.93

28

600

300

10

5.556 180000

810

113.4

0.35

600

300

15

3.704 180000

600

113.4

0.84

11

600

300

20

2.778 180000

450

113.4

1.47

14

600

300

25

2.222 180000

360

113.4

2.28

18

600

300

30

1.852 180000

300

113.4

3.27

21

mm

mm

mm

200

100

10

200

100

200

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The safe working loads tables are

WABOELASTODEC
NEOPRENE RUBBER BEARINGS WITHOUT REINFORCEMENT
DESIGN ACCORDING TO BS5400
G=

0.9

Mpa

LENGHT WIDTH THICKNESS

AREA

Vertical Horizontal

Vertical

Horizontal

load
kN

load
kN

deflection
mm

movement
mm

1.587 180000

257

113.4

4.44

25

40

1.389 180000

225

113.4

5.79

28

350

10

6.481 245000

1103

154.4

0.26

700

350

15

4.321 245000

953

154.4

0.72

11

700

350

20

3.241 245000

715

154.4

1.26

14

700

350

25

2.593 245000

572

154.4

1.96

18

700

350

30

2.16 245000

476

154.4

2.81

21

700

350

35

1.852 245000

408

154.4

3.81

25

700

350

40

1.62 245000

357

154.4

4.97

28

mm

mm

mm

600

300

35

600

300

700

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The safe working loads tables are

WABOELASTODEC
NEOPRENE RUBBER BEARINGS WITHOUT REINFORCEMENT
DESIGN ACCORDING TO BS5400
G=

0.9

MPa

LENGHT WIDTH THICKNESS

AREA

Vertical

Horizontal

Vertical

Horizontal

load
kN

load
kN

deflection
mm

movement
mm

mm

mm

mm

1000

100

10

2.525 100000

227

63.0

0.80

1000

100

15

1.684 100000

152

63.0

1.79

11

1000

100

20

1.263 100000

114

63.0

3.18

14

1000

150

10

3.623 150000

489

94.5

0.57

1000

150

15

2.415 150000

326

94.5

1.26

11

1000

150

20

1.812 150000

245

94.5

2.22

14

1000

150

25

1.449 150000

196

94.5

3.47

18

1000

150

30

1.208 150000

163

94.5

4.98

21

1000

200

10

4.63

200000

833

126.0

0.45

1000

200

15

3.086 200000

556

126.0

0.99

11

1000

200

20

2.315 200000

417

126.0

1.75

14

1000

200

25

1.852 200000

333

126.0

2.72

18

1000

200

30

1.543 200000

278

126.0

3.91

21

1000

200

35

1.323 200000

238

126.0

5.31

25

1000

200

40

1.157 200000

208

126.0

6.93

28

1000

250

10

5.556 250000

1125

157.5

0.35

1000

250

15

3.704 250000

833

157.5

0.84

11

1000

250

20

2.778 250000

625

157.5

1.47

14

1000

250

25

2.222 250000

500

157.5

2.28

18

1000

250

30

1.852 250000

417

157.5

3.27

21

1000

250

35

1.587 250000

357

157.5

4.44

25

1000

250

40

1.389 250000

313

157.5

5.79

28

1000

300

10

6.41

300000

1350

189.0

0.27

1000

300

15

4.274 300000

1154

189.0

0.73

11

1000

300

20

3.205 300000

865

189.0

1.28

14

1000

300

25

2.564 300000

692

189.0

1.98

18

1000

300

30

2.137 300000

577

189.0

2.84

21

1000

300

35

1.832 300000

495

189.0

3.85

25

1000

300

40

1.603 300000

433

189.0

5.02

28

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The safe working loads tables are

WABOELASTODEC
NEOPRENE RUBBER BEARINGS WITHOUT REINFORCEMENT
DESIGN ACCORDING TO BS5400
G=

0.9

MPa

LENGHT WIDTH THICKNESS

AREA

Vertical

Horizontal

Vertical

Horizontal

load
kN

load
kN

deflection
mm

movement
mm

mm

mm

mm

1000

350

10

7.202 350000

1575

220.5

0.22

1000

350

15

4.801 350000

1512

220.5

0.66

11

200

200

10

2.778

40000

100

25.2

0.73

250

250

25

1.389

62500

78

39.4

3.62

18

1000

350

20

3.601 350000

1134

220.5

1.14

14

Also available is a similar range of plain unreinforced Neoprene pads and strips with
1.5mm PTFE bonded to the top of the pad, in order to give a frictionless surface.

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