EPDM
Product specification | Gasket material |
Material | EPDM (Ethylene Propylene Diene Rubber) |
Colour | mostly black |
Technical features | |
Operating temperature | -50 to 130 °C / -58 to 266 °F (higher and lower is possible depending on medium and application)) |
Operating pressure | up to 16 bar / 232 psi (higher is possible up to 50 bar / 725 psi depending on medium and application) |
Physical and chemical properties | |
Physical | Good ageing resistance, low to moderate pressure and temperature resistance |
Chemical | Resistant to water, glycols and brake fluids (glycol-based), acids (hydrochloric acid, nitric acid), alkalis (sodium hydroxide solution, potassium hydroxide solution), polar organic solvents (e.g. acetic acid), oxidising media (e.g. peracetic acid) Not resistant to mineral greases, oils and waxes, fuels (petrol, diesel, etc.) |