There are two types of rubber depending on the raw materials that form them: the natural and the synthetic. Natural rubber is obtained from latex found in some trees, whereas synthetic is obtained from the process and treatment of diverse hydrocarbons. The most used synthetic rubber is the SBR.
Varieties: Natural, SBR, NBR, EPDM, Neoprene, Nitrile, Butile, Hypalon, Viton, Ethylene-Propene, HNBR.
General characteristics:
- Very elastic
- Electrical insulation
- Thermal insulation
- Cracking resistant
- Acids resistant
- Water resistant
- Hardness from 35 shA to 90 shA
