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Performance Characteristics Of Common Gasketing Materials
O = Outstanding, E = Excellent, G = Good, F = Fair, P = Poor
Environmental Resistance
Subjective Properties

Bonding to Rigid Material

Material

Halogenated Hydrocarbon Resistance

Alcohol Resistance

Synthetic Lubricant Resistance

Hydraulic Fluids

Taste

Odor

Nonstaining

Silicate Resistance

Phosphate Resistance

Natural

P

G

P/F

P

P/F

F/G

F/G

P/G

E

Synthetic Natural

P

G

P/F

P

P/F

F/G

G

E

E

SBR

P

F

P

P/F

P

F/G

G

P/G

E

Butyl

P

E

F

F

G

F/G

G

G

F/E

Polybutadiene

P

F/G

P/F

P

P/F

F/G

G

G

E

EPDM

P

P

P/F

F/G

G/E

G

G

G

P

Neoprene

P

F

P

G

P

F/G

F/G

G/E

G/E

NBR

P

E

F/G

F

P

F/G

G

P/G

G/E

Polysulfide

F/G

G

G

P/F

P/F

P/F

P

P/F

F/G

Polyurethane

F/G

G

P

-

P

G

G

G

F/G

Silicone

P/G

G

P/F

P

G

G

G

O

F/E

Hypalon

P/F

G

P

G

P/F

F/G

G

E

F/G

Acrylics

P

P

G

G

P

F/G

F/G

G

G

Fluoroelastomers

G

E

F/G

G

P

F/G

G

P/G

P/G


Rubber Type
Environmental Resistance

Weather Resistance

Oxidation Resistance

Ozone Resistance

Radiation Resistance

Water Resistance

Acid Resistance

Alkali Resistance

Aliphatic Resistance

Aromatic Resistance

Natural

F

G

P

F/G

E

F/G

F/G

P

P

Synthetic Natural

F

E

P

F/G

E

F/G

F/G

P

P

SBR

F

G

P

G

E

F/G

F/G

P

P

Butyl

E

E

E

P

E

E

E

P

P/F

Polybutadiene

F

E

P

P

E

F/G

F/G

P

P

EPDM

E

G

E

P

G/E

G/E

G/E

P

F

Neoprene

E

G

E

F/G

G

G

G

G

P

NBR

G

F/G

P

F/G

E

G

F/G

E

G

Polysulfide

E

E

E

F/G

G

F

G

E

E

Polyurethane

E

E

E

G

P/G

P/F

P/F

E

P/F

Silicone

E

E

E

F/E

G

P/G

P/F

P/F

P

Hypalon

E

E

E

F/G

G

E

E

F

P/F

Acrylics

E

E

E

P/G

F

F

P

E

P

Fluoroelastomers

E

O

E

F/G

G

G/E

P/G

E

E

 
 
 
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