rubber mouldings in all colours
complex rubber mouldings
seals and o-rings
custom designed and made rubber mouldings
rubber mouldings in all shapes sizes and colours
rubber mouldings - custom design, injection moulding, compression moulding, transfer moulding - food quality, water quality, flame retardant
Fluorosilicones, shielding materials, RFI mouldings
standard and non-standard grommets in all colours and sizes
moulded seals, standard and special o-rings, fluoroelastomer seals
silicone mouldings - complete colour band range, silicone to metal bonding, tool design, finishing
cut gaskets, moulded gaskets, stamped gaskets
prototypes and low cost, low volume mouldings
special products division - keypads, metal to rubber bonding, defence material spec compunds, low volume production runs, assembly, colours
vibration management - metal to rubber bonding, sleeves, bushes, spacers, grommets
plastic mouldings - design, tooling and manufacture
extrusions - tubing, glued rings, door seals, window seals, o-rings, grommets
rubber feet - ferrules, custom rubber supports, ladder feet etc
material properties data for materials used by Meadex
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Meadex Rubber Mouldings Limited
Tel: +44 (0) 1989 567999
Fax: +44 (0)1989 768022
e-mail: sales@meadex.co.uk
meadex precision rubber mouldings, bellows, bushes, compression mouldings, diaphragms, extrusions, flame retardant compounds, food quality mouldings, gaskets,grommets,high/low temperature applications, injection mouldings, keypads, metal to rubber bonded, moulded seals, o-rings, plastic to rubber bonded, PTFE products, punched die-cut components, RFI mouldings, rubber balls, rubber pads, rubber washers, seals, silicone gaskets, silicone mouldings, spacers, vibration mountings

Material Properties Datasheet

Our material properties datasheet include information about many materials:-

  • Natural rubber
  • SBR
  • EPDM
  • Neoprene CR
  • Hypalon CSM
  • Nitrile NBR
  • Acrylic ACM
  • Vamac
  • Silicon Si
  • Therban HNBR
  • Viton
  • FPM
  • Flurosilicone FSi

And covers the following properties:-

  • Cost factor
  • Hardness range (Shore A)
  • Colours
  • Heat resistance
  • Resistances - oxidation, ozone & weathering
  • Oil resistance
  • Fuel resistance
  • Solvent resistance
  • Chemical resistance
  • Physical strength
  • Compression set
  • Tear and abrasion resistance
  • Resilience
  • Permeability to gases
  • Electrical strength
  • Flame resistance
  • Water resistance
 
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Natural
Rubber
SBR
EPDM
Neoprene
CR
Hypalon*
CSM
Nitrile
NBR
Acrylic
ACM
Vamac*
Silicone
Si
Therban†
HNBR
Viton*
FPM
Fluoro-silicone
FSi
Cost Factor

1

1

2

2

3

2

4

4

6

8

15

40
Hardness Range (Shore A)

30 - 90°

40 - 95°

30 - 85°

30 - 90°

40 - 85°

40 -100°

50 - 85°

45 - 90°

40 - 80°

50 - 95°

50 - 95°

40 - 80°
Colours

Full Range

Full Range

Limited

Full Range

Limited

Limited

Black

Limited

Limited

Limited

Limited

Limited
Heat Resistance
                       

Maximum Continuous
Maximum Intermittent

75°C
105°C

85°C
115°C

130°C
150°C

95°C
125°C

130°C
160°C

100°C
130°C

150°C
180°C

150°C
180°C

205°C
300°C

125°C
160°C

205°C
300°C

180°C
200°C

Minimum Temperature

-60°C

-55°C

-50°C

-40°C

-25°C

-20°C

-20°C

-40°C

-60°C

-30°C

-20°C

-60°C
Resistances
                        

Oxidation
Ozone & Weathering

Fair
Poor

Fair
Poor

Excellent
Excellent

Very Good
Very Good

Excellent
Excellent

Good
Fair

Excellent
Excellent

Excellent
Excellent

Excellent
Excellent

Excellent
Very Good

Excellent
Excellent

Excellent
Excellent
Oil Resistance
  
ASTM Oil No. 1 @ 20°C
Poor
Poor
Fair
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
@100°C
Poor
Poor
Poor
Good
Good
Good
Excellent
Excellent
Good
Excellent
Excellent
Excellent
ASTM Oil No. 3 @ 20°C
Poor
Poor
Poor
Good
Excellent
Excellent
Good
Fair
Excellent
Excellent
   @100°C
Poor
Poor
Poor
Fair
Fair
Good
Good
Fair
Fair
Fair
Excellent
Excellent
Fuel Resistance
                        

ASTM Fuel B @ 40°C

Poor

Poor

Poor

Poor

Poor

Fair

Poor

Poor

Poor

Poor

Excellent

Fair
Solvent Resistance (20°C)
                        

Alcohol
Acetone
Benzene

Good
Fair
Poor

Good
Fair
Poor

Good
Good
Poor

Good
Fair
Poor

Good
Fair
Poor

Good
Poor
Poor

Good
Poor
Poor

Fair
Fair
Poor

Good
Fair
Poor

Excellent
Good
Fair

Good
Unsuitable
Good

Good
Unsuitable
Good
Chemical Resistance
                        

Acids
Bases

Fair
Good

Fair
Good

Good
Good

Good
Fair

Very Good
Good

Good
Fair

Poor
Poor

Fair
Good

Fair
Fair

Good
Good

Excellent
Good

Good
Fair

Physical Strength

Excellent

Good

Good

Good

Good

Good

Good

Good

Poor

Good

Good

Poor

Compression Set

Good

Good

Good

Fair

Fair

Good

Good

Fair

Good

Good

Good

Good

Tear & Abrasion Resistance

Excellent

Good

Good

Good

Good

Good

Good

Good

Poor

Very Good

Good

Poor

Resilience

Excellent

Good

Very Good

Very Good

Fair

Good

Poor

Fair

Good

Fair

Fair

Fair

Permeability To Gases

Poor

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Very Low

Low

Good

Very Low

Low

Electrical Strength

Excellent

Excellent

Excellent

Good

Good

Poor

Fair

Good

Excellent

Poor

Good

Excellent

Flame Resistance

Poor

Poor

Poor

Self-Extinguish

Good

Poor

Poor

Fair

Good

Poor

Self-Extinguish

Self-Extinguish

Water Resistance

Very Good

Good

Excellent

Good

Very Good

Good

Poor

Good

Good

Very Good

Good

Good

* Du Pont Registered Trade Mark † Bayer Registered Trade Mark

The information contained herein is for guidance purposes only.  Meadex Mouldings Limited recommends that finished product testing is performed in order to determine suitability for end use.

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Meadex Rubber Mouldings Limited
Tanyard Lane, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire HR9 7BH
Tel: +44 (0) 1989 567999 Fax: +44 (0)1989 768022
e-mail: sales@meadex.co.uk
rubber mouldings ¦ bellows ¦ bushes ¦ compression mouldings ¦ diaphragms ¦ extrusions ¦ flame retardant compounds ¦ food quality mouldings ¦ gaskets ¦ grommets ¦ high/low temperature applications ¦ injection mouldings ¦ keypads ¦ metal to rubber bonding ¦ moulded seals ¦ o-rings ¦ plastic to rubber bonding ¦ PTFE products ¦ punched die-cut components ¦ RFI mouldings ¦ rubber balls ¦ rubber pads ¦ rubber washers ¦ seals ¦ silicone gaskets ¦ silicone mouldings ¦ spacers ¦ vibration mountings ¦ rubber ferrules ¦ rubber feet