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Rubbers and Elastomers - Chemical Resistance

Rsistance to chemicals - solvents and softeners - swelling properties.

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Rubbers and elastomers resistance to chemicals, weathering, ultraviolet light and heat and temperature are indicated below. Solvents or softeneres and swelling properties are indicated too.

Rubbers and Elastomers - Chemical Resistance
Rubber or ElastomerChemical Resistant toSolvent or SoftenerSwelled by
Chemical NameCommercial Names
Polyisoprene Natural or Syntetic Rubber
NR, IR		 Acetone
Acids
Alkalies
Alcohols		 Carbon disulfide
Ketones
Petroleum products
Vegetable oils		 Carbon disulfide
Petroleum products
Vegetable oils
Butadiene BR
Cis4		 Glycerol
Glycol
Acids
Alkalies
Weathering
Aging		 Carbon disulfide
Hexane
Turpentine
Petroleum products		 Acetone
Petroleum products
Vegetable oils
Styrene-butadiene Buna S
Styrene
SBR
GR-S		 Glycerol
Glycol
Acids
Alcohols
Salts
Oxidation		 Ketones
Petroleum products
Aromatics
Vegetable oils		 Petroleum products
Vegetable oils
Acrylonitrile butadiene Nitrile
Buna N
Hycar
NBR
GR-A		 Glycerol
Glycol
Acids
Ketones
Alcohols
Petroleum products
Salts
Heat or high temperature
Vegetable oils
Weathering		 Carbon tetrachloride
Ketones
Bitumen - coal derivates
Aromatics		 Acetone
Phenol
Turpentine
Polychloroprene Neoprene
CR
GR-M		 Glycerol
Glycol
Alcohols
Petroleum products
Salts
Heat or high temperature
Ultraviolet light
Vegetable oils
Weathering
Aging
Ozone		 Acetone
Benzene
Carbon tetrachloride
Carbon disulfide
Acids
Turpentine
Aromatics		 Carbon tetrachloride
Carbon disulfide
Turpentine
Aromatics
Isobutylene-isoprene Butyl
IIR
GR-I		 Phenol
Glycerol
Glycol
Alkalies
Salts
Ultraviolet
Vegetable oils
Weathering
Oxidation
Aging
Ozone		 Carbon disulfide
Petroleum products		 Carbon disulfide
Hexane
Petroleum products
Polysulfide Thikol
PS
GR-P		 Alcohols
Petroleum products
Ultraviolet light
Ozone		 Carbon tetrachloride Carbon tetrachloride
Aromatics
Polymethane Adiprene
PU		 Petroleum products
Vegetable oils
Oxidation
Ozone		   Benzene
Carbon tetrachloride
Ketones
Aromatics
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