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Fluorocarbon is a well- known high performance rubbers, especially it has excellent resistance to high temperature, ozone, weather, oxygen, mineral oil, fuels, hydraulic fluids, aromatics and many organic solvents and chemicals. Now we can supply rubber compound made by Viton® system gum like general type (A-TYPE, 66% fluorine) middle fluorine content type (B-, GBL-TYPE, 67~68.5% fluorine), high fluorine content type (F-, GF-TYPE,70% fluorine ), improving low temperature flexibility type (GLT-, GFLT) and excellent resistant to more chemicals and solvents-- Viton® ETP Extreme.

Copolymers of butadiene and acrylonitrile are known by several generic names, Buna N, Nitrile Rubber and NBR. The acrylonitrile content of NBR compounds varies considerably (18% to 50%) and influences the physical properties of the finished material. The higher the acrylonitrile content, the better the resistance to oil and fuel. At the same time, elasticity, compression set resistance to low temperature is adversely affected. The lower acrylonitrile content obtains, the better low temperature resistance, but sacrifice some resistance to oil and fuel. In view of these opposing realities, a compromise selection is the medium acrylonitrile content rubber. NBR has good mechanical properties when compared with other elastomers and high wear resistance. NBR is not resistant to weathering and ozone. Some special compound can improve this defect or use NBR/PVC blending compound which has excellent weathering and ozone resistance and good resistant to fuel but compression set is not so good.

EPM is a Copolymer of ethylene and propylene, EPDM is terpolymer of ethylene and propylene with a small amount of a third monomer (usually a diolefin) to permit vulcanization with sulfur. Generally Ethylene Propylene Rubber posses excellent resistance to ozone, sunlight and weathering, and have very good flexibility at low temperature, good chemical resistance (many dilute acids and alkalis, polar solvents), and good electrical insulation property.

Hydrogenated Nitrile is a synthetic polymer that is obtained by saturating the hydrocarbon chains of Nitrile rubber with hydrogen. This special hydrogenation process reduce lots of double bonds in main chain of NBR polymer, so HNBR possess superior heat, ozone, chemical resistance and mechanical characteristics over standard Nitriles.

Physically, silicones are based on silicon, an element derived from quartz. To create this class of synthetic elastomers, pendant organic groups such as methyl, phenyl and vinyl are attached to silicon atoms. The different addition of side chains can achieve significant variations in properties. Silicones have excellent heat, ozone and corona resistance, very well dielectric stability, and resistance to many oils, chemicals, and solvents. And for all elastomers, silicones possess the best flexible property at low temperature. But it also have some weakness like low tensile strength, poor tear and wear resistance.

Ethylene/acrylic elastomer is a copolymer of ethylene and methyl acrylate, plus a small amount of a cure site monomer containing carboxylic acid groups. AEM is a tough, low-compression-set rubber with excellent resistance to high temperatures, hot mineral oil, fluids and weathering. The low temperature flexibility and mechanic properties are better than ACM, but it is not well resistant to low aniline oil (like ASTM No. 3 oil) and polar solvents.

Chloroprene was one of the first successful synthetic elastomers in 1931 by Dupont. It is prepared by emulsion polymerization of chloroprene, or 2-chlorobutadiene. CR is a multi-purpose elastomer which yields a balanced combination of properties. It has good resistant to sun, ozone, weather and perform well in contact with oils and many chemicals. It also display outstanding physiacal toughness and good resistant to fire.