Foam Rubber Melting Temperature

At low temperatures around 5 c to 6 c there is a risk that rubber hardens because of crystallization.

Foam rubber melting temperature.

Melting points and ignition temperatures. Refer to specific specifications for actual product temperature ratings. Viton foam rubber. 107 124 349 polyethylene hd.

Tuf flex ansi flex 20ºf to 300ºf 29ºc to 149ºc. In this study green rubber foam from reclaimed rubber glove at various sodium bicarbonate content 4 6 8 10 and 12 phr as blowing agent was prepared via melt compounding technique and. So there really is no melting point unless you say what is the foam made of. 500 tsunami grip air injected foam nitrile dipped gloves 50 721 pug 11 high visibility polyurethane coated gloves 50 672 300kv gripster aramid fiber palm dipped rubber gloves 50 096.

Silicone foam rubber 60 c 300 c. 220 268 432 488 polyethylene ld. Most modern shoe soles are not rubber as in natural latex based but are some form of plastic heat will melt most thermoform plastic but the problem will be making a suitable mould for the sole. In long term high heat rubber gaskets can shrink melt and de form.

The optimum temperature for rubber is 20 c. For more information about gasket and pad materials such as solid silicone silicone sponge silicone foam fluorosilicone sponge neoprene epdm nitrile poron urethane foams or other gasket materials please call stockwell elastomerics at 215 335 3005 or complete a. Polyurethane foam including foam rubber is sometimes made using small amounts of blowing agents to give less dense foam better cushioning energy absorption or thermal insulation. Pure rubber once vulcanised can not be melted or the tires on your car would melt under heavy braking.

You need to use a gasket suitable to your environment. Rubber fab s material temperature chart lists temperature ratings in fahrenheit for buna epdm fkm viton silicone ptfe tuf flex tuf steel kalrez and the gylon line. In the early 1990s because of their impact on ozone depletion the montreal protocol restricted the use of many chlorine containing blowing agents such as trichlorofluoromethane cfc 11. Viton rubber 25 c 250 c.

Rubber begins to melt at approximately 180 degrees celsius.