Property | Nitrile | EDPM | Neoprene | Silicone | Viton | Polyurethane | Fluorosilicone | Aflas | Kalrez |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abrasion Resistance | Good | Good-Excellent | Good | Poor | Good | Excellent | Poor | Good-Excellent | Poor |
Acid Resistance | Fair | Good | Fair-Good | Fair-Good | Excellent | Poor | Fair-Good | Excellent | Excellent |
Chemical Resistance | Fair-Good | Excellent | Fair-Good | Good-Excellent | Excellent | Fair-Good | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Cold Resistance | Good | Good-Excellent | Fair-Good | Excellent | Poor-Fair | Good | Good-Excellent | Poor | Poor-Fair |
Dynamic Properties | Good-Excellent | Good-Excellent | Fair | Poor | Good-Excellent | Excellent | Poor | Good | Fair |
Electrical Properties | Fair | Good | Fair | Excellent | Fair | Fair-Good | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Flame Resistance | Poor | Poor | Good | Fair | Excellent | Poor | Good | Excellent | Excellent |
Heat Resistance | Good | Excellent | Good | Excellent | Excellent | Fair | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Impermeability | Good | Good | Good | Poor | Good | Good | Poor | Good | Good |
Oil Resistance | Excellent | Poor | Fair-Good | Fair-Good | Excellent | Good | Good | Excellent | Excellent |
Ozone Resistance | Poor | Excellent | Good-Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
Set Resistance | Good-Excellent | Good-Excellent | Fair | Good-Excellent | Good-Excellent | Fair | Good-Excellent | Good | Good |
Tear Resistance | Fair-Good | Good-Excellent | Fair-Good | Poor | Fair | Good-Excellent | Poor | Poor-Fair | Poor-Fair |
Tensile Strength | Good-Excellent | Good-Excellent | Good | Poor | Good-Excellent | Excellent | Fair | Fair-Good | Fair-Good |
Water Resistance | Fair-Good | Excellent | Fair | Fair | Fair-Good | Poor | Fair | Good-Excellent | Good-Excellent |
Weather Resistance | Fair | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Fair | Excellent | Excellent |
*Notes: Viton and Kalrez are registered trademarks of E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company or its affiliates.
Aflas is a registered trademark of Asahi Glass.