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GACU supplies all marketable rubber materials and the most special materials for drinking water or specific applications.
The following is a list of GACU materials, which will provide you the first impression about the types, characteristics, and usage conditions.

 Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber
Abbreviation NBR
Common Name Buna N, Nitrile, NBR
ASTM D-2000 classification BF, BG, BK
Military(Mil-Std417) S
Chemical Definition Butadiene Acrylonitrile
General Characteristics
Durometer-Range (Shore A) 70-80
Tensile Range (P.S.I) 200-3000
Elongation (Max.%) 600
Compression Set Good
Resilience-Rebound Good
Abrasion Resistance Excellent
Tear Resistance Good
Solvent Resistance Good to Excellent
Oil Resistance Good to Excellent
Low Temperature Usage (°C) -35° to -40°
High Temperature Usage (°C) to 150°
Aging Weather-Sunlight Poor
Adhesion To Metals Good to Excellent
 Silicone Rubber
Abbreviation VMQ
Common Name Silicone
ASTM D-2000 classification FC, FE, GE
Military(Mil-Std417) TA
Chemical Definition Polysiloxane
General Characteristics
Durometer-Range (Shore A) 20-85
Tensile Range (P.S.I) 200-1500
Elongation (Max.%) 700
Compression Set Good
Resilience-Rebound Good
Abrasion Resistance Fair to Poor
Tear Resistance Poor
Solvent Resistance Poor
Oil Resistance Fair to Poor
Low Temperature Usage (°C) -51° to -101°
High Temperature Usage (°C) to 232°
Aging Weather-Sunlight Excellent
Adhesion To Metals Good
 Fluoro Elastomers
Abbreviation FKM
Common Name Fluoro Elastomers
ASTM D-2000 classification HK
Military(Mil-Std417) MIL=R-25897/MIL-R-83248
Chemical Definition Fluorinated Hydrocarbon
General Characteristics
Durometer-Range (Shore A) 65-85
Tensile Range (P.S.I) 500-2000
Elongation (Max.%) 300
Compression Set Good
Resilience-Rebound Fair
Abrasion Resistance Good
Tear Resistance Good
Solvent Resistance Excellent
Oil Resistance Excellent
Low Temperature Usage (°C) -12° to -23°
High Temperature Usage (°C) 204° to 315°(depending on time and service condition)
Aging Weather-Sunlight Excellent
Adhesion To Metals Good
 Fluorosilicone Rubber
Abbreviation FVMQ
Common Name Fluorosilicone
ASTM D-2000 classification FK
Military(Mil-Std417) MIL-R-25988, Amend.2
Chemical Definition Flurosilicone
General Characteristics
Durometer-Range (Shore A) 60-70
Tensile Range (P.S.I) 500-800
Elongation (Max.%) 300
Compression Set Good
Resilience-Rebound Excellent
Abrasion Resistance Poor
Tear Resistance Poor
Solvent Resistance Fair
Oil Resistance Good
Low Temperature Usage (°C) -62°
High Temperature Usage (°C) 148°
Aging Weather-Sunlight Excellent
Adhesion To Metals Poor
Fluorosilicone Rubber
Abbreviation
Common Name HNBR
ASTM D-2000 classification
Military(Mil-Std417)
Chemical Definition Hydrogenated AcrylonitrileButadiene
General Characteristics
Durometer-Range (Shore A) 55-90
Tensile Range (P.S.I) 2600
Elongation (Max.%) 530
Compression Set Excellent
Resilience-Rebound Excellent
Abrasion Resistance Excellent
Tear Resistance Excellent
Solvent Resistance Good
Oil Resistance Excellent
Low Temperature Usage (°C) -53° to 121°
High Temperature Usage (°C) to 176°
Aging Weather-Sunlight Excellent
Adhesion To Metals Good
Natural Rubber
Abbreviation NR
Common Name Natural Rubber
ASTM D-2000 classification AA
Military(Mil-Std417) RN
Chemical Definition Polyisoprene
General Characteristics
Durometer-Range (Shore A) 30-90
Tensile Range (P.S.I) 500-3500
Elongation (Max.%) 700
Compression Set Excellent
Resilience-Rebound Excellent
Abrasion Resistance Excellent
Tear Resistance Excellent
Solvent Resistance Poor
Oil Resistance Poor
Low Temperature Usage (°C) -28° to -51°
High Temperature Usage (°C) to 79°
Aging Weather-Sunlight Poor
Adhesion To Metals Excellent
 Polyacrylate rubber
Abbreviation PA
Common Name ACM / PA
ASTM D-2000 classification DF, DH
Military(Mil-Std417) TB
Chemical Definition POLYACRYLATE
General Characteristics
Durometer-Range (Shore A) 70-80
Tensile Range (P.S.I) 500 – 2500
Elongation (Max.%) 100-450
Compression Set Poor to Good
Resilience-Rebound Fair to Good
Abrasion Resistance Fair to Good
Tear Resistance Poor to Good
Solvent Resistance Good
Oil Resistance Excellent
Low Temperature Usage (°C) -17° to -34°
High Temperature Usage (°C) 176° to 204°
Aging Weather-Sunlight Good to Excellent
Adhesion To Metals Good
 Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber
Abbreviation NBR
Common Name Buna N, Nitrile, NBR
ASTM D-2000 classification BF, BG, BK
Military(Mil-Std417) S
Chemical Definition Butadiene Acrylonitrile
General Characteristics
Durometer-Range (Shore A) 70-80
Tensile Range (P.S.I) 200-3000
Elongation (Max.%) 600
Compression Set Good
Resilience-Rebound Good
Abrasion Resistance Excellent
Tear Resistance Good
Solvent Resistance Good to Excellent
Oil Resistance Good to Excellent
Low Temperature Usage (°C) -35° to -40°
High Temperature Usage (°C) to 150°
Aging Weather-Sunlight Poor
Adhesion To Metals Good to Excellent
 Silicone Rubber
Abbreviation VMQ
Common Name Silicone
ASTM D-2000 classification FC, FE, GE
Military(Mil-Std417) TA
Chemical Definition Polysiloxane
General Characteristics
Durometer-Range (Shore A) 20-85
Tensile Range (P.S.I) 200-1500
Elongation (Max.%) 700
Compression Set Good
Resilience-Rebound Good
Abrasion Resistance Fair to Poor
Tear Resistance Poor
Solvent Resistance Poor
Oil Resistance Fair to Poor
Low Temperature Usage (°C) -51° to -101°
High Temperature Usage (°C) to 232°
Aging Weather-Sunlight Excellent
Adhesion To Metals Good
 Fluoro Elastomers
Abbreviation FKM
Common Name Fluoro Elastomers
ASTM D-2000 classification HK
Military(Mil-Std417) MIL=R-25897/MIL-R-83248
Chemical Definition Fluorinated Hydrocarbon
General Characteristics
Durometer-Range (Shore A) 65-85
Tensile Range (P.S.I) 500-2000
Elongation (Max.%) 300
Compression Set Good
Resilience-Rebound Fair
Abrasion Resistance Good
Tear Resistance Good
Solvent Resistance Excellent
Oil Resistance Excellent
Low Temperature Usage (°C) -12° to -23°
High Temperature Usage (°C) 204° to 315°(depending on time and service condition)
Aging Weather-Sunlight Excellent
Adhesion To Metals Good
 Fluorosilicone Rubber
Abbreviation FVMQ
Common Name Fluorosilicone
ASTM D-2000 classification FK
Military(Mil-Std417) MIL-R-25988, Amend.2
Chemical Definition Flurosilicone
General Characteristics
Durometer-Range (Shore A) 60-70
Tensile Range (P.S.I) 500-800
Elongation (Max.%) 300
Compression Set Good
Resilience-Rebound Excellent
Abrasion Resistance Poor
Tear Resistance Poor
Solvent Resistance Fair
Oil Resistance Good
Low Temperature Usage (°C) -62°
High Temperature Usage (°C) 148°
Aging Weather-Sunlight Excellent
Adhesion To Metals Poor
Fluorosilicone Rubber
Abbreviation
Common Name HNBR
ASTM D-2000 classification
Military(Mil-Std417)
Chemical Definition Hydrogenated AcrylonitrileButadiene
General Characteristics
Durometer-Range (Shore A) 55-90
Tensile Range (P.S.I) 2600
Elongation (Max.%) 530
Compression Set Excellent
Resilience-Rebound Excellent
Abrasion Resistance Excellent
Tear Resistance Excellent
Solvent Resistance Good
Oil Resistance Excellent
Low Temperature Usage (°C) -53° to 121°
High Temperature Usage (°C) to 176°
Aging Weather-Sunlight Excellent
Adhesion To Metals Good
Natural Rubber
Abbreviation NR
Common Name Natural Rubber
ASTM D-2000 classification AA
Military(Mil-Std417) RN
Chemical Definition Polyisoprene
General Characteristics
Durometer-Range (Shore A) 30-90
Tensile Range (P.S.I) 500-3500
Elongation (Max.%) 700
Compression Set Excellent
Resilience-Rebound Excellent
Abrasion Resistance Excellent
Tear Resistance Excellent
Solvent Resistance Poor
Oil Resistance Poor
Low Temperature Usage (°C) -28° to -51°
High Temperature Usage (°C) to 79°
Aging Weather-Sunlight Poor
Adhesion To Metals Excellent
 Polyacrylate rubber
Abbreviation PA
Common Name ACM / PA
ASTM D-2000 classification DF, DH
Military(Mil-Std417) TB
Chemical Definition POLYACRYLATE
General Characteristics
Durometer-Range (Shore A) 70-80
Tensile Range (P.S.I) 500 – 2500
Elongation (Max.%) 100-450
Compression Set Poor to Good
Resilience-Rebound Fair to Good
Abrasion Resistance Fair to Good
Tear Resistance Poor to Good
Solvent Resistance Good
Oil Resistance Excellent
Low Temperature Usage (°C) -17° to -34°
High Temperature Usage (°C) 176° to 204°
Aging Weather-Sunlight Good to Excellent
Adhesion To Metals Good
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