Westland Group - Industrial rollers - Rubber materials

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Rubber materials for industrial rollers

NK = Natural rubber

SBR = Styrene-butadiene rubber

NBR = Nitrile-butadiene rubber

EPDM = Ethylene propylene rubber

PU = Polyurethane

CR = Chloroprene rubber

CSM = Chlorosulfonated polyethylene

FPM = Chlorotrifluoroethylenevinylidene fluoride

Si = Silicone


Material matrix

General properties of rubbers

Feature NK SBR NBR EPDM CR CSM FPM Si
Hardness in the range Shore A 60-100 55-90 25-95 35-90 65-80 60-90 60-80 20-90
Temperature resistant up to °C 80 80 100 120 130 130 250 200
Gasoline 5 5 1 - 4 4 1 4
Ester- / Ketones 5 4 5 2 4 - - 2
Alkali 4 3 4 3 3 2 2 4
Oil 5 5 1 - 3 3 1 4
Ozone 5 4 4 1 2 1 1 1
Acids 4 3 4 3 3 2 2 4
Abrasion 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4