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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. We help you every step of the way to find the right substrate coating for your engineered fabric. See below for a few of our more common coatings.

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•••• = Excellent
••• = Good
•• = Fair
• = Poor

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
Common Name(s)	Composition	General Properties	Resistant to:		Attacked by:	Abrasion resistance	Compression Set	Elongation	Flame resistance	Gas permeability	Low temperature flexibility	Tear resistance
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.	•••	••	••	•	•••	•	••
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..	••••	••	•••	•	•••	••••	••••
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.	••••	••	•••	•	••	••••	••••
CPE	Chlorinated- polyethylene	Excellent ozone and weathering resistance; good heat resistance. Moderate resistance to petroleum-based fluids.	Moderate chemicals and strong acids, ozone, oils, fats, greases and solvents.		Inorganic acids, aldehydes, amines, esters, ketones, steam, halogenated-, aromatic- and nitro hydrocarbons.	•••	•••	••	•••	•••	•••	••
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.	•••	••	•••	•••	•••	•••	••
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.	•••	••	•••	•••	•••	•••	••
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.	•••	•••	•••	••	••••	•••	•••
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.	•••	•••	•••	•••	••	••••	••
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.	•••	••	•	••••	••	•••	•••
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.	•••	••••	••	••••	••••	••	••
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.	•	•••	••	•••	•	••••	••
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.	•••	•••	•••	•	•••	•••	•••
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.	••	•••	•••	••	••••	••••	••
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.	••••	••••	••••	•	••	••••	••••
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.	•••	••••	•••	•	•••	•••	•••
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.	••••	••••	••••	•	••	••••	••••
Q	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.	•	•••	••	•••	•	••••	•
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.	•••	••	•••	•	••	•••	•••