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Applications //
Used in most automotive and sealing applications including valve covers. It is ideal for chain case covers, appliance transmissions, garden tractor transmissions, pumps, transmissions. It is also good for air compressors, natural gas meters, oil pans and water applications.
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| PHYSICAL PROPERTIES |
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| Polymer |
Synthetic rubber |
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| Color |
Black |
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| ASTM D 2240 |
Durometer Shore A (pts) |
50 - 70 |
| ASTM F 1315 |
Density (lbs/ft³)
Specific Gravity
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35 – 47.5
0.560 – 0.760
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| ASTM F 152 |
Tensile Strength (psi) |
140 min. |
| ASTM F 36 |
Compressibility (400 psi), (%) |
30 - 55 |
| ASTM F 36 |
Recovery, (%) |
75% min. |
| ASTM F 147 |
Flexibility, initial (F=5) |
No cracks |
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| IMMERSIONS |
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| ASTM Test Method |
Property |
Value |
ASTM F 147
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Flexibility, oven aged, 70 hrs. 100°C (F=16)Flexibility, ASTM #1, 70 hrs. 100°C (F=16) |
No cracks
No cracks
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| ASTM F 146 |
Volume change, ASTM #1, 70 hrs. 100°C (%)Volume change, IRM 903, 70 hrs. 100°C (%)Volume change, Fuel A, 22 hrs. RT (%) |
-10 to +10
+ 5 to + 40
0 to +15
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| ASTM F 146 |
Thickness change, IRM 903, 70 hrs. 100°C (%) |
-2 to +15 |
| ASTM D 395 |
Compression set, Method A, 22 hrs., 70°C (%) |
55 max. |
(Value are based on 1.33 cpk initial properties, 1.0 cpk for immersions and durometer)
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