Compounds
High performance elastomers for every need
Certification: a quality recognised all over the world
In synergy with external suppliers specialised in elastomers, SEA RUBBER continuously develops materials that comply with the specific end customer requirements in the most diverse sectors, constantly referring to the highest international standards such as:
EN 681, EN 682, EN 549, FDA, UL.
SEA RUBBER also has the following certifications:
UBA, KTW, W 270, KIWA, W534, WRAS, ACS.
Certifications
Laboratories
Butadiene copolymer – NBR
Excellent resistance to oils, heat and ageing
Good mechanical properties
Low permanent deformation.
Low gas permeability.
Operating temperature range: -50°C/+130°C.
Chemical resistance to mineral oils, hydrocarbons, water, steam, gases, vegetable oils.
Ethylene-propylene diene monomer - EPDM
Excellent resistance to heat, weathering and ageing.
Operating temperature range: -60°C/+150°C.
Good resistance to aggressive chemicals and oxidation.
Vamac - AEM
Good resistance to oil and heat.
Excellent cold flexibility compromise.
Weather resistant
Good mechanical properties.
Operating temperature range: 30°C/+170°C.
Chemical resistance to oils, amines, cooling fluids.
Ethyl acrylate copolymer – ACM
Oil and temperature resistance better than NBR.
Operating temperature range: -40°C/+165°C.
Chemical resistance to aliphatic oils, heat, oxygen, ozone.
Highly Saturated Nitrile Halogenated Acryonitrile Butadiene - HNBR
Exceptional mechanical values panel
Abrasion resistance
Good compression set
Good thermal behaviour
Operating temperature range: -40°C / +150°C
Chemical resistance to mineral oils, hydrocarbons, water, steam, gases, vegetable oils
Silicone - VMQ
Insensitive to temperature excursions
Excellent electric insulation
With appropriate production processes, possibility of conductive and non-toxic grades.
Operating temperature range: -65°C/+200°C.
Hardness range: from 20-90 ShA
Excellent chemical resistance in water and aqueous solutions, to exposure to atmospheric agents, ozone and UV rays, vegetable oils, animals, glycols.
Fluorosilicone - FVMQ
Characteristics very similar to silicone, but with chemical resistances superior to lubricating oils, M15, etc.
Operating temperature range: -55°C/+200°C. 250°C peak.
Hardness range: from 20-80 ShA
Good chemical resistance in aliphatic hydrocarbons, aromatics, mineral oils, ozone and UV rays, discreet resistance in petrol.
Fluoroelastomer - FKM
Excellent resistance to chemicals, lubricants, heat and flame.
Exceptional permanent deformation behaviour (compression set).
Excellent performance in ozone and UV rays.
Operating temperature range: -25°C/+250°C. Special degrees up to -40°C.
Hardness range: from 50-90 ShA
Particular chemical agents for which excellent resistance is ensured in a wide range of temperatures are: aliphatic, chlorinated and aromatic hydrocarbons, fuels, mineral and vegetable oils and fats, hydraulic fluids in general.
Perfluoroelastomer – FFKM
Very high chemical inertia in the most aggressive environments including low molecular weight aldehydes and ketones.
Operating temperature range: -15°C/+310°C.
Hardness range: from 70-90 ShA
Excellent chemical resistance with low molecular weight aldehydes and ketones.
Polychloroprene - CR
Fair resistance to oils
Excellent resistance to ozone, seawater and ageing
Good resistance to cutting, abrasion and combustion
Operating temperature range: -50°C / +120°C
Chemical resistance to petroleum products, sunlight and atmospheric agents, ozone, flame