Characterstics of Rubber

Material (Abbr.)

LANXESS Product

Properties

Applications

Chloroprene rubber (CR)

Baypren®

Temperature range: -45° to 110° C; good mechanical properties; good ozone, weathering, chemical and aging resistance; medium oil and fuel resistance; high fire retardance

Cable sheathings, hoses, seals, window and construction profiles, drive belts, diving suits

Polybutadiene (BR)

Taktene®, Buna™ CB

Temperature range: -80° to 90° C; excellent strength; outstanding abrasion resistance; crack resistance

Car tires, conveyor belts, crash protection pads

Ethylene-propylenediene rubber (EPDM)

Buna® EP

Temperature range: -50° to 150° C; very good aging resistance, including for UV and ozone; resistant to dilute acids and non-mineral-oil-based brake fluids; not resistant to mineral oil products

Body seals in automotive engineering, roof and pond sheeting, membranes, seals, construction profiles, hoses, floor tiles, belts, conveyor belts, roll covers

Ethylene-vinyl acetate rubber (EVM/EVA)

Levapren®/Levamelt®, Baymod® L

Temperature range: -30° to 170° C; excellent heat resistance; good electrical properties

Hot product conveyor belts, flame-retardant, halogen-free cable insulating materials, films, technical products of all kinds, sports shoe midsoles

Hydrogenated nitrile rubber (HNBR)

Therban®

Temperature range: -40° to 150° C; excellent physical properties, very good abrasion resistance; high resistance to ozone and hot air; good resistance to chemically aggressive oils

Heavy-duty rubber products, e.g. for the oil industry and mechanical engineering such as seals, hoses, stators, belts for the automotive industry, cable insulation, special couplings

Butyl rubber (IIR)

Regular Butyl, Bromobutyl, and Chlorobutyl

Temperature range: -40° to 140° C; good resistance to acids, hot water, glycol, high gas impermeability; high buffering capacity; ozone-resistant; moderate mechanical properties

Inner plies for tubeless tires, bladders for tire manufacture, roof sheeting, tunnel insulation, hot water hoses, bearing elements with excellent shock absorption, inner tubes for tires

Nitrile-butadiene rubber, acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR)

Perbunan®/ Krynac®, Baymod® N:

Temperature range: -40° to 20° C; moderate ozone and weathering resistance; high resistance to oils, grease and hydrocarbons; favorable aging behavior; low abrasion

Seals, hoses for hydraulics and pneumatics; rubber gloves, elastic threads, blankets for print cylinders and rolls

Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR)

Buna™ VSL, Krynol, Krylene®

Temperature range: 50° to 100° C; moderate abrasion resistance; good mechanical properties

Tread in car tires, technical rubber products (conveyor belts, seals, profiles); floorings; shoe soles and heels