The Right Substrate Coating Makes All the Difference

Rubber, urethane and other polymers are used to provide optimized coating properties for a substrate. Rubber-coated textiles offer a variety of unique physical properties to meet demanding performance requirements. Urethane or polyurethane (PU) is known, in particular, for its excellent tear strength, adhesion to fabrics, and air holding capabilities.
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Excellent, good, fair and poor are intended to serve as general guidelines only. Actual testing in the application environment is always recommended.
Common Name(s) Composition General Properties General Chemical Resistance
 Abrasion resistance Compression Set Elongation Flame resistance Gas permeability
 Low temperature flexibility Tear resistance
Resistant to:
 Attacked by:

ACM, AEM
Acrylic,  Ethylene acrylic
 Excellent resistance to high temperature, oil and air, ozone, and weathering. Poor low temperature properties.
 Ozone, extreme pressure, lubricants, hot oils, petroleum solvents, animal and vegetable fats.
 Water, alcohols, glycols, alkali, esters, aromatic and halogenated hydrocarbons, phenol.
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AU, EU
 Urethane
 Good aging and excellent abrasion, tear, and solvent resistance. Poor high temperature properties.
 Ozone, hydrocarbons, moderate chemicals, fats, oils, greases.
 Concentrated acids & alkali, ketones, esters, hot water & steam, chlorinated and nitro hydrocarbons..
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BR
 Butadiene
 Excellent abrasion resistance and low temperature properties. High resilience. Poor weatering resistance.
 Most moderate chemicals, wet or dry, organic acids, alkali, alcohols, ketones, aldehydes.
 Ozone, strong acids, fats, oils, fuels, greases, most hydrocarbons.
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CR
 Chloroprene
 Good Weathering Resistance. Flame resistant. Moderate resistance to petroleum-based fluids.
 Moderate chemicals and acids, ozone, oils, fats, greases and solvents.  Concentrated oxidizing acids, aldehydes, esters, ketones, halogenated-, aromatic- and nitro hydrocarbons.  •••
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CSM
 Chlorosulfonated polyethylene
 Excellent ozone, weathering, and acid resistance. Good abrasion and heat resistance. Fair resistance to petroleum-based fluids.
 Moderate chemicals and strong acids, ozone, oils, fats, greases and solvents.
 Concentrated oxidizing acids, aldehydes, esters, ketones, halogenated-, aromatic- and nitro hydrocarbons.
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ECO
 Epichlorohydrin
 Excellent oil and ozone resistance. Good flame resistance and low permeability to gases. Fair low temperature properties.
 Many hydrocarbons, fats, oils, greases, hydraulic fluids, chemicals, acids and alkali. Ozone resistant.
 Ketones, esters, aldehydes, chlorinated and nitro hydrocarbons.
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EPDM
 Ethylene-propylene Terpolymers
  Excellent ozone, chemical, and aging resistance. Poor resistance to petroleum-based fluids. Ozone, weathering, steam/water, animal and vegetable oils.  Strong and oxidizing chemicals like acids, alkohols, ketones, esters, aldehyder and silicone oils.
 Petroleum based fuels and oils, mineral oils and solvents, halogenated hydrocarbons and solvents and aromatic hydrocarbons.
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EVM
 Ethylene-Vinyl
Acetate
 Excellent ozone and high temperature properties. Flame resistant.
 Moderate chemicals and acids, ozone, oils, fats, greases and solvents.
 Concentrated oxidizing acids, aldehydes, esters, ketones, halogenated-, aromatic- and nitro hydrocarbons.
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FKM, FEPM, FFKM
 Fluoro-elastomers
 Excellent oil and air resistance both at low and high temperatures. Very good chemical resistance.
 All aliphatic, aromatic and halogenated hydrocarbons, acids, animal and vegetable oils.
 Ketones, low molecular weight esters and nitro containing compounds.
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FMQ
 Fluoro-silicone
 Excellent high and low temperature properties. Oil and fuel resistant. Weather and ozone. Taste retention. Poor in abrasion and tear.
 Moderate or oxidizing chemicals, many hydrocarbons, ozone, aromatic chlorinated solvents, bases.
 Brake fluids, amines, esters and ketones.
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HNBR
 Hydrogenated Acrylonitrile-Butadiene
 Excellent resistance to high temperature, oil and petroleum-based fluids, ozone, and weathering.  Good physical properties.
  Aromatic and non aromatic petroleum products, hydrocarbons, fats, oils, greases, hydraulic fluids, chemicals, alcohols, weathering and ozone.  Ketones, esters, ethers, aldehydes, halogenated- solvents and hydrocarbons.
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IIR
 Butyl
 Low permeability to air. Very good weathering resistance. Excellent dielectric properties. Poor resistance to petroleum-based fluids.
 Acids, alkalies, ketones and esters. Animal and vegetable fats, oils, greases, ozone, weather and water/steam, strong and oxidizing chemicals.
 Petroleum, solvents, coal tar solvents, aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons.
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IR
 Isoprene, synthetic
 Excellent physical properties including abrasion and low temperature resistance. Poor resistance to petroleum-based fluids.
 Most moderate chemicals, wet or dry, organic acids, alcohols, ketones, aldehydes.
 Ozone, strong acids, fats, oils, greases, most hydrocarbons.
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NBR
 Acrylonitrile-butadiene
 Excellent resistance to petroleum-based fluids. Good physical properties.
 Many hydrocarbons, fats, oils, greases, hydraulic fluids, chemicals.
 Ozone (except PVC blends), ketones, esters, aldehydes, chlorinated and nitro hydrocarbons.
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NR
 Isoprene,
natural
 Excellent physical properties including abrasion and low temperature resistance. Poor resistance to petroleum-based fluids..
 Most moderate chemicals, wet or dry, organic acids, alcohols, ketones, aldehydes.
 Ozone, strong acids, fats, oils, greases, most hydrocarbons.
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 Silicone
 Excellent high and low temperature properties. Weather and ozone. Taste retention. Poor in abrasion and tear.
 Moderate or oxidizing chemicals, ozone, concentrated sodium hydroxide.
 Many solvents, oils, concentrated acids, dilute sodium hydroxide.
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SBR
 Styrene-butadiene
 Good physical properties and abrasion resistance. Poor resistance to petroleum-based fluids.
 Most moderate chemicals, wet or dry, organic acids, alcohols, ketones, aldehydes.
 Ozone, strong acids, fats, oils, greases, most hydrocarbons.
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Excellent, good, fair and poor are intended to serve as general guidelines only. Actual testing in the application environment is always recommended.