Material Selection
Rubber Materials
For rubber parts, MOCAP CMG offers a wide range of materials including Silicone, Natural, EPDM, Neoprene, Nitrile, SBR and VitonŽ. Special compounds may be available depending on your product's performance requirements. Each material offers varying suitability for low and high temperatures, electrical insulation, flexibility, strength, abrasion and resistance to specific chemicals.
MOCAP CMG's experienced staff can guide you in selecting the best material for your application.
|
Rubber Compounds |
| Properties |
Natural |
Neoprene |
Nitrile |
EPDM |
Silicone |
SBR |
VitonŽ |
| HARDNESS (SHORE A) |
20-100 |
15-95 |
20-100 |
30-90 |
20-90 |
30-100 |
50-95 |
| MIN OPERATING TEMPERATURE |
-76°F
-60°C |
-80°F
-62°C |
-70°F
-57°C |
-75°F
-59°C |
-178°F
-116°C |
-75°F
-59°C |
-70°F
-57°C |
| MAX OPERATING TEMERATURE |
+180°F
+82°C |
+300°F
+149°C |
+300°F
+149°C |
+400°F
+204°C |
+600°F
+315°C |
+250°F
+121°C |
+650°F
+343°C |
| MAX TENSILE STRENGTH PSI |
5000 |
4000 |
4000 |
3500 |
1500 |
3500 |
3000 |
| MAX ELONGATION |
900% |
800% |
650% |
700% |
900% |
600% |
500% |
| RESILIENCE |
E |
G |
FG |
G |
E |
G |
P |
| ABRASION |
E |
E |
G |
G |
P |
G |
G |
| TEAR RESISTANCE |
E |
G |
F |
G |
P |
F |
F |
| ELECTRICAL INSULATION |
E |
F |
P |
E |
E |
G |
G |
| FLAME RESISTANCE |
P |
E |
P |
P |
G |
P |
G |
| OZONE RESISTANCE |
P |
E |
P |
E |
E |
F |
E |
| UV RESISTANCE |
G |
G |
G |
E |
E |
F |
E |
| MOISTURE RESISTANCE |
G |
G |
F |
E |
G |
G |
E |
| ACID RESISTANCE |
F |
G |
G |
G |
P |
F |
E |
| SOLVENT RESISTANCE |
P |
G |
P |
F |
P |
P |
E |
| OIL RESISTANCE |
P |
G |
E |
P |
F |
P |
E |
| HYDROCARBON RESISTANCE |
P |
G |
E |
P |
F |
P |
E |
The values in the
above table represent the range of properties attainable for each material
type.
Special compounds may be developed to attain specific properties required
by your application.
P-Poor F-Fair G-Good E-Excellent |
Plastic Materials
MOCAP CMG currently injection molds the following types of resins:
HDPE, LDPE, PVC, TPE, TEEE, Polypropylene, Nylon, Glass-Filled Nylon, Fasal, DuraStarŽ and SantopreneŽ.
Additional resins will be considered upon request.
VitonŽ is a registered trademark of DuPont
Elastomers
DuraStarŽ is a registered trademark of Eastman Chemical Company
SantopreneŽ is a registered trademark of Advanced Elastomer Systems (AES)
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