Natural rubber is a product coagulated from the latex of the rubber tree, hevea brasiliensis. Natural rubber features low compression set, high tensile strength, resilience, abrasion and tear resistance, good friction characteristics, excellent bonding capabilities to metal substrate, and good vibration dampening characteristics
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Primary Uses |
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O-rings, rubber seals and custom molded rubber components for: |
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Temperature Range (dry heat) |
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Low: - 60 °F / - 51 °C |
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High: 220 °F / 104 °C |
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Application Advantages |
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» excellence compression set |
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Application Disadvantages |
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» poor resistance to attack by petroleum oils |