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THE RUBBER FORMULARY

CONTENTS
RUBBER .........................................................................1
INTRODUCTION ...................................................................1
COMPOUNDING MATERIALS .................................................4
RUBBER PROCESSING .........................................................49
PHYSICAL TESTING OF RUBBER ..........................................55
NATURAL RUBBER, POLYISOPRENE.................73
TIRE CARCASS COMPOUND .................................................74
TIRE BLACK SIDEWALL COMPOUND ....................................75
TIRE COVER STRIP COMPOUND ...........................................76
TIRE CHAFER/RIM FLANGE COMPOUND ...............................77
TIRE BEAD FILLER/APEX COMPOUND ..................................77
TIRE BELT SKIM COMPOUND ..............................................79
TIRE BASE TREAD ..............................................................81
AGRICULTURAL SEMI-PNEUMATIC TIRE ..............................83
MOTOR MOUNT .................................................................84
WIPER BLADE ....................................................................85
PIPE GASKET .....................................................................86
PIPE GASKET .....................................................................87
POLYISOPRENE SEAL .........................................................88
FOOTWEAR FOXING OR TOE CAP COMPOUND ......................89
EXTRUSION COMPOUNDS....................................................90
CONVEYOR BELT COVER ....................................................91
BRIDGE BEARING PAD ........................................................92
BLOWOUT PREVENTER.......................................................93
PHARMACEUTICAL BOTTLE STOPPER..................................94
RUBBER BAND ...................................................................95
RUBBER SPRING.................................................................96
RACQUET BALL .................................................................97
RUBBER THREAD ...............................................................98

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TRANSLUCENT ARTICLE.....................................................99
HIGH RESILIENCE COMPOUND ..........................................100

.............101
DUROMETER 45 COMPOUND FOR MOTOR MOUNT ...............102
DUROMETER 55, OZONE RESISTANCE, HANDLE GRIP ...........102
DUROMETER 55, OZONE RESISTANCE, HANDLE GRIP ...........103
DUROMETER 60 COMPOUND FOR LOW COST.......................104
DUROMETER 60, HEAT RESISTANCE & TEAR STRENGTH ......105
DUROMETER 60, TEAR STRENGTH, LOW HEAT BUILD-UP .....106
DUROMETER 64, LOW ROLLING RESISTANCE TRUCK TREAD 108
DUROMETER 65 COMPOUND FOR BRASS ADHESION .............110
DUROMETER 65 COMPOUND FOR LOW HEAT BUILD-UP........111
DUROMETER 65 COMPOUND FOR THICK ARTICLES .............112
DUROMETER 70 COMPOUND FOR EXERCISE BAND...............114
DUROMETER 75 COMPOUND FOR BUSHINGS .......................115
DUROMETER 77 COMPOUND FOR REVERSION RESISTANCE ..116
DUROMETER 80 COMPOUND FOR SOLING ...........................117
DUROMETER 80 COMPOUND FOR FIBER REINFORCED .........119
DUROMETER 93 COMPOUND FOR EASY PROCESSING ...........120
STYRENE-BUTADIENE, POLYBUTADIENE.....121
SBR SEAL ........................................................................122
TREAD RECIPE.................................................................123
TIRE TREAD RECIPE .........................................................124
TREAD RECIPE.................................................................125
TREAD STOCK .................................................................126
DUROMETER 62 COMPOUND FOR LT TREAD .......................127
DUROMETER 65 COMPOUND, HIGH PERFORMANCE TREAD ..129
DURO 68, LOW ROLLING RESISTANCE PASSENGER TREAD....131
DUROMETER 70 COMPOUND, HIGH PERFORMANCE TREAD ..132
DUROMETER 74, WET TRACTION, TEAR STRENGTH .............134
TIRE TOE STRIP COMPOUND .............................................136
DUROMETER 90 COMPOUND FOR ROLLS ............................137
DUROMETER 40 COMPOUND FOR TEAR STRENGTH

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DUROMETER 93 COMPOUND FOR ROLLS ............................138

CREPE SOLE FORMULATIONS............................................139
SOLE FORMULATIONS ......................................................140
CELLULAR SHOE SOLING..................................................141
CELLULAR SHOE SOLING..................................................142
CELLULAR SHOE SOLING..................................................143

..........................144
DUROMETER 48 COMPOUND FOR FOOTWEAR .....................145
DUROMETER 60 COMPOUND FOR FOOTWEAR .....................146
DUROMETER 62 COMPOUND FOR FOOTWEAR .....................147
DUROMETER 64, ABRASION RESISTANCE, FOOTWEAR .........148
DUROMETER 65 COMPOUND FOR FOOTWEAR, ZINC-FREE ....149
DUROMETER 68 COMPOUND FOR TRANSLUCENT SOLING ....150
DUROMETER 70 COMPOUND FOR SHOE SOLES ....................151
DUROMETER 70 COMPOUND FOR SOLING ...........................152
DUROMETER 80 COMPOUND FOR FOOTWEAR .....................153
DUROMETER 85 COMPOUND FOR SOLING ...........................154
CONVEYOR BELT COVER ..................................................155
FRICTION AND SKIM COAT FORMULATIONS .......................156
GOLF BALL CORES ...........................................................157
DAMPENING COMPOUND ..................................................158
SBR EXTRUSION COMPOUNDS ...........................................159
HARD RUBBER FORMULATIONS ........................................160
DUROMETER 64 COMPOUND FOR ABRASION RESISTANCE ....161
DUROMETER 70 COMPOUND FOR ABRASION RESISTANCE ....162
DUROMETER 73 COMPOUND FOR ABRASION RESISTANCE, ...163
DUROMETER 75 COMPOUND FOR ABRASION RESISTANCE ....164
DUROMETER 80 COMPOUND FOR ABRASION RESISTANCE ....165
COMPOUND FOR TEAR STRENGTH, ABRASION RESISTANCE .167
DUROMETER 60, RAPID CURE, LOW HEAT BUILD-UP ............168
DUROMETER 65, LOW SET & LOW HEAT BUILD-UP ...............169
DUROMETER 65 COMPOUND FOR TRANSLUCENCE ..............170
TEAR AND ABRASION RESISTANT SOLING

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DUROMETER 65 COMPOUND FOR TRANSLUCENCE ..............172

DUROMETER 70 COMPOUND, NON-DISCOLORING ................173

.....174
DUROMETER 80, LOW SET, NON-TRANSLUCENT ..................175
DUROMETER 90 COMPOUND FOR FLOORING ......................177
NATURAL RUBBER/BUTADIENE BLEND ...............................178
PRESS MOLDED CLOSED CELL SHEET SPONGE ....................179
DUROMETER 70 COMPOUND FOR SEMI-OIL RESISTANCE

PRESS MOLDED CLOSED CELL SHEET SPONGE,

NON-OIL RESISTANT.........................................................180
PRESS MOLDED CLOSED CELL SHEET SPONGE ....................181
PRESS MOLDED CLOSED CELL SHEET SPONGE ....................182

BUTYL, HALOBUTYL.............................................183
BROMOBUTYL HIGH TEMPERATURE HOSE .........................184
CHLOROBUTYL STEAM HOSE COMPOUND TUBE ...............185
STEAM HOSE TUBE ...........................................................186
DUROMETER 65 COMPOUND FOR STEAM HOSE ...................187
HEAT-RESISTANT CONVEYOR BELT ...................................188
CHLOROBUTYL COVER COMPOUND FOR CONVEYOR BELT ..189
BROMOBUTYL CONVEYOR BELT COVER ............................190
TIRE WHITE SIDEWALL COMPOUND ..................................191
TIRE INNERLINER COMPOUND ..........................................192
CHLOROBUTYL INNERLINER COMPOUND ..........................193
BROMOBUTYL INNERLINER COMPOUND ............................194
INNERLINERS ..................................................................195
INNERLINER ....................................................................196
CHLOROBUTYL EXHAUST HANGER COMPOUND..................198
DUROMETER 45 COMPOUND FOR SQUASH BALLS ................199
CHLORINATED BUTYL PHARMACEUTICAL CLOSURE ..........200
BROMOBUTYL PHARMACEUTICAL CLOSURE ......................201
DUROMETER 55 COMPOUND FOR GENERAL MRG ................202
LOW RESILIENCE COMPOUND ...........................................204
HIGH HARDNESS COMPOUND ............................................205

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NEOPRENE................................................................207
AIR CONDITIONER HOSE...................................................208
DUROMETER 65 COMPOUND FOR HOSE ..............................209
DUROMETER 63 COMPOUND FOR HOSE ..............................210
DUROMETER 80 COMPOUND FOR HOSE, BRASS ADHESION ...212
DUROMETER 70 COMPOUND FOR HOSE, SURFACE GLOSS .....213
NON-BLACK HOSE COVER .................................................214
DUROMETER 75 COMPOUND FOR BELTS .............................215
V-BELT RECOMMENDATION..............................................216
NEOPRENE SEAL ..............................................................217
DUROMETER 40 COMPOUND FOR ROLLS & GASKETS ...........218
NEOPRENE ROLL COMPOUND ...........................................219
AIR SPRING .....................................................................220
STARTING POINT FORMULATION FOR WET SUIT .................221
EXTRUSION COMPOUND, MICROWAVE CURE ......................222
EXTRUSION COMPOUNDS..................................................223
FORMULATIONS FOR MILITARY APPLICATION ...................224
FLAME RESISTANT BRIDGE BEARING PAD ..........................225
HIGH HARDNESS COMPOUND ............................................226
DUROMETER 67 PLY SKIM FOR RFL FABRIC AND CORD........227
DUROMETER 60 COMPOUND FOR PLY ADHESION ................228
DUROMETER 53 COMPOUND FOR PLY ADHESION ................229
DUROMETER 70, TEXTILE ADHESION & MILL RELEASE ........230
DUROMETER 70 COMPOUND FOR LOW SET .........................231
DUROMETER 70, SEMI-CONDUCTIVE/DIRECT BONDING ........232
DUROMETER 80 COMPOUND FOR ADHESION .......................234
DUROMETER 60, TEAR STRENGTH & HEAT RESISTANCE ......236
DUROMETER 70, TEAR STRENGTH & HEAT RESISTANCE ......237
DUROMETER 65 COMPOUND FOR ABRASION RESISTANCE ....238
PRESS MOLDED CLOSED CELL SHEET SPONGE ....................239
CELLULAR SHOE SOLING..................................................240

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EPDM ..........................................................................241
COOLANT HOSE ...............................................................242
AUTOMOTIVE RADIATOR HOSE .........................................243
RADIATOR HOSE ..............................................................244
RADIATOR HOSE ..............................................................245
SAE J20R, CLASS D-3 SPECIFICATION COOLANT HOSE ..........246
SAE J20R, CLASS D-1 SPECIFICATION COOLANT HOSE ..........248
AIR BRAKE HOSE .............................................................250
AIR CONDITIONING HOSE COVER COMPOUND ....................251
HYDRAULIC HOSE TUBE FOR PHOSPHATE ESTERS ..............253
HIGHLY EXTENDED HOSE .................................................255
STEAM HOSE TUBE ...........................................................256
STEAM HOSE ...................................................................257
NON-BLACK, FLAME-RESISTANT COVER ............................258
LOW COST, NON-BLACK COVER ........................................259
GENERAL PURPOSE HOSE COMPOUND ...............................260
HIGH QUALITY HEAT RESISTANT HOSE ..............................262
VACUUM TUBING .............................................................263
GARDEN HOSE TUBE COMPOUND ......................................264
COVER COMPOUND FOR WIRE BRAID HOSE ........................266
HEAT RESISTANT BELT COVER..........................................268
HIGH TEMPERATURE RESISTANT TRANSMISSION BELT .......269
AUTOMOTIVE WINDOW GASKETS ......................................270
WINDSHIELD GASKETS .....................................................272
AUTOMOTIVE WEATHERSTRIPS ........................................273
EPDM SEAL .....................................................................274
GENERAL GASKET ...........................................................275
WASHING MACHINE GASKET ...................................................277
CHLORAMINE RESISTANT COMPOUND ...............................279
FOR MOLDED GASKETS, SEALS, MEMBRANES .....................279
BUILDING SEALS ..............................................................280
CURTAIN WALL SEAL .......................................................281

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LATHE CUT WASHER ........................................................282

GENERAL WEATHER-STRIPPING ........................................283
LINESMAN BLANKET CALENDERING COMPOUND ................285
UV RESISTANT WHITE SHEET ............................................286
ROOF SHEETING ..............................................................287

....................................289
FLAME RETARDANT SHEETING, MOLDING APPLICATIONS ...290
MOTOR LEAD WIRE INSULATION .......................................291
IGNITION CABLE INSULATION ...........................................292
IGNITION WIRE INSULATION .............................................293
LOW COST ELECTRICAL INSULATION ................................295
MEDIUM-HIGH VOLTAGE INSULATION ...............................296
FLEXIBLE CORD INSULATION............................................297
EPDM HEAVY DUTY JACKET (ASTM D752) ...........................299
FLEXIBLE CORD INSULATION............................................301
MEDIUM VOLTAGE (15 KV) INSULATION .............................303
NON-BLACK AUTOMOTIVE BUMPER STRIP .........................306
BRAKE CUP .....................................................................307
MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR DIAPHRAGM .....................308
SOLID TIRE .....................................................................309
BRAKE CUP .....................................................................310
AUTOMOTIVE CLOSED CELL EXTRUDED SPONGE ...............311
DENSE AUTOMOTIVE EXTRUSION COMPOUND ....................312
70 SHORE A DENSE AUTOMOTIVE EXTRUSION COMPOUND ...314
80 SHORE A DENSE AUTOMOTIVE EXTRUSION COMPOUND ...315
EXTRUSION COMPOUNDS..................................................317
EXTRUSION COMPOUNDS, MICROWAVE CURE ....................318
DENSE EXTRUSION COMPOUND FOR LCM CURE ..................319
GENERAL PURPOSE MOLDING COMPOUND .........................320
TRANSFER MOLDING COMPOUND......................................322
HIGH SPEED EXPANDER ROLL ...........................................323
90 DUROMETER NON-BLACK ROLL COMPOUND ..................324
SINGLE PLY ROOFING COMPOUND

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.......................................................325
40 DUROMETER NON-BLACK ROLL COMPOUND ..................326
50 SHORE A DENSE EXTRUSION COMPOUND ........................327
PRESS MOLDED CLOSED CELL SHEET SPONGE ....................328
EXTRUDED SPONGE COMPOUND FOR LCM CURING .............329
SPONGE COMPOUND FOR INJECTION MOLDING ..................331
FLAME RESISTANT COMPOUND .........................................333
MICROWAVE CURE FORMULA...........................................334
WATER SPORTS EQUIPMENT .............................................335
NON BLACK SPORTS EQUIPMENT ......................................336
OUTDOOR MATTING.........................................................337
GUN STOCK PAD ..............................................................338
BUILDING PROFILES.........................................................339
C.V. CURED COMPACT PROFILES (UHF OR LCM CURING) .....340
EXPANDED PROFILES (UHF OR SHEAR HEAD CURING) ......341
48 SHORE A COMPOUND ....................................................342
621 MPA (90,000 PSI) FLEXURAL MODULUS TPO ....................343
241 MPA (35,000 PSI) FLEXURAL MODULUS TPO ....................344
1034 MPA(150,000 PSI) FLEXURAL MODULUS TPO ..................345
NITRILE .....................................................................347
FUEL HOSE ......................................................................348
FUEL HOSE ......................................................................350
FUEL HOSES ....................................................................352
GASOLINE RESISTANT LINING ...........................................355
TRUCK FUELING HOSE TUBE .............................................357
POLYBLEND FOR FUEL SERVICE........................................360
AUTOMOTIVE FUEL SERVICE ............................................362
AUTOMOTIVE FUEL HOSE COVER ......................................365
AUTOMOTIVE FUEL HOSE COVER ......................................368
SOUR GASOLINE RESISTANT FUEL HOSE COMPOUND ..........371
MIL-H-6615B FUEL HOSE ...................................................373
MILITARY FUEL & OIL DISCHARGE HOSE TUBE..................374
BOAT DOCK BUMPER

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...................................................376
FREON DIFFUSION & OIL/FUEL RESISTANT COMPOUND .......378
POWER STEERING HOSE ...................................................379
AIR INTAKE HOSE ............................................................380
EMISSION CONTROL HOSE TUBE .......................................382
AUTOMOTIVE AIR CONDITIONING HOSE ............................384
POWER STEERING SERVICE ..............................................385
AIR, OIL AND WATER SERVICE ..........................................388
GENERAL PURPOSE HYDRAULIC SERVICE ..........................390
HIGH TEMPERATURE HYDRAULIC SERVICE .......................392
OIL SUCTION AND DISCHARGE SERVICE ............................394
HOSE FORMULAS .............................................................396
LIQUID PETROLEUM GAS SERVICE ....................................398
LPG HOSE........................................................................400
LPG RESISTANT HOSE.......................................................401
FIRE HOSE COVER ...........................................................402
HOSE FOR LOW TEMPERATURE RESISTANCE .....................404
HIGH PRESSURE HOSES ....................................................405
MILK HOSE .....................................................................406
HOSE /BELT COVER FOR -40C SERVICE ..............................407
GASKET, BRAKE FLUID RESISTANCE ..................................411
70 SHORE A OIL SEAL .......................................................412
INTANK ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP ISOLATOR FORMULATION ...415
WATER PUMP SEAL COMPOUND FOR 138C .........................416
LOW TEMPERATURE CAPABILITY FOR TRUCK HUB SEALS ...418
SHOCK ABSORBER SEAL ...................................................420
OIL & LOW TEMPERATURE RESISTANT GASKET .................422
GASKET, LOW TEMPERATURE AND GREASE RESISTANT ......424
CORK GASKET .................................................................425
LOW TEMPERATURE GASKET ...........................................426
HEAT EXCHANGER GASKET ..............................................427
FILTER GASKET ...............................................................428
INJECTION FUEL HOSES

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GASKETS.........................................................................430
GASKETS.........................................................................431
TYPICAL 60 DUROMETER GASKET FORMULATION ..............434

....................................................................436
SHAFT SEAL ....................................................................437
PRESSURE COOKER SEAL .................................................438
PRESSURE COOKER SEAL .................................................439
TRANSFER MOLDED SEALS ...............................................441
O-RING ...........................................................................443
MOLDED GOODS COMPOUNDS...........................................445
MOLDED GOOD FORMULATION .........................................449
MOLDED GOODS FORMULATION .......................................451
MOLDED GOODS FORMULATON ........................................453
MOLDED GOODS COMPOUND ............................................456
MOLDED GOODS COMPOUND ............................................459
MOLDED GOODS COMPOUND ............................................461
MOLDED GOODS COMPOUND ............................................465
MOLDED GOODS COMPOUND ............................................469
MOLDED GOODS FORMULATION .......................................473
ASTM D-2000 SPECIFICATION 3CH915A25B14E16E36.............475
ASTM D-2000 SPECIFICATION 2CH820A25B14E15E35F17 ........477
ROLLS ............................................................................479
ROLL COMPOUNDS ..........................................................480
DUROMETER 95 COMPOUND FOR ROLLS ............................481
DUROMETER 88 COMPOUND FOR ROLLS ............................482
70 SHORE A ROLL COMPOUNDS .........................................483
NON-BLACK PRINTING ROLLS ...........................................484
NON-BLACK ROLLS 95 SHA ................................................485
90 DUROMETER NON-BLACK ROLLS & GENERAL PURPOSE ...486
90 DUROMETER NON-BLACK ROLLS & GENERAL PURPOSE ...488
75 DUROMETER NON-BLACK FOR ROLL APPLICATIONS .......490
NON-BLACK ROLLS 70 SHA ................................................491
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.............492
NON-BLACK ROLL COMPOUNDS ........................................494
SOLES WITH HIGH SOLVENT RESISTANCE ..........................495
ANTISTATIC SOLES ..........................................................496
OIL RESISTANT SOLES ......................................................497
CHEMICAL RESISTANT SOLES ...........................................498
DUROMETER 68 COMPOUND FOR SOLING ...........................500
DUROMETER 63 COMPOUND FOR SOLING ...........................501
DIRECT MOLDED MICRO-CELLULAR SOLES .......................502
OIL WELL PACKERS .........................................................503
90 DURO DOWNHOLE PACKER COMPOUND .........................504
PACKERS ........................................................................507
HIGH TEMPERATURE OIL WELL CABLE JACKET .................509
OIL WELL CABLE JACKET COMPOUND...............................510
DRILL PIPE WIPER COMPOUND .........................................514
DRILL PIPE PROTECTOR COMPOUND .................................518
ANNULAR BLOWOUT PREVENTER COMPOUND ...................521
BLACK CABLE SHEATH 60 SHA ..........................................525
BLACK CABLE SHEATH 70 SHA ..........................................527
BLACK CABLE SHEATH 80 SHA ..........................................529
NON-BLACK CABLE SHEATH 70 ShA ....................................531
CONVEYOR BELT, HIGH ABRASION RESISTANCE .................533
WHITE FOOD BELT COVERS ..............................................534
WHITE FOOD BELT COVERS ..............................................534
BLACK 90 DURO PEROXIDE CURED, LOW COMPRESSION SET 536
HIGH HARDNESS COMPOUND FOR COMPRESSION MOULD ...538
85 SHORE A ULTRA LOW TEMPERATURE RESISTANT ...........539
80 DUROMETER WHITE RECIPES FOR ABRASION SERVICE ...541
DUROMETER 77 COMPOUND FOR TEAR STRENGTH .............543
DUROMETER 76 COMPOUND FOR ABRASION RESISTANCE ....544
BLACK 65 DUROMETER, GENERAL PURPOSE ABRASION .......545
LOW HARDNESS COMPOUNDS ...........................................546
40 DUROMETER NON-BLACK ROLL FORMULATION

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DIESEL FUEL PUMP MEMBRANE ........................................547

FUEL PUMP MEMBRANE ...................................................548
SHOCK ABSORBER SPECIFICATION ....................................549
AIR SPRINGS FOR HIGHER TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS ...550
CONDUCTIVE EXTRUSION COMPOUND ...............................553

......................................................................554
LOW TEMPERATURE RESISTANT MEMBRANE .....................555
TRANSFORMER OIL RESISTANCE.......................................556
MILK INFLATORS .............................................................557
MILK INFLATORS (BGA) ....................................................558
NON-BLACK MILKING MACHINE INFLATIONS .....................559
TORSIONAL VIBRATION DAMPER ......................................560
INJECTION MOLDED COMPOUND.......................................561
BLACK PEROXIDE CURED, ADHESION TO PRIMED METAL ....562
DUROMETER 68 COMPOUND FOR BRASS ADHESION .............563
HIGH TEMPERATURE SERVICE ..........................................564
HIGH TEMPERATURE SERVICE ..........................................566
CLOSED CELL SPONGE INSULATION TUBING ......................568
CLOSED CELL SPONGE INSULATION TUBING ......................570
VINYL CLOSED CELL SHEET SPONGE .................................572
VINYL CLOSED CELL SPONGE FLOTATION .......................574
LOW DENSITY CLOSED CELL INSULATION ..........................576
COMPOUND TO MEET AMS 7272F........................................577
CHLORINATED, CHLOROSULFONATED PE ..579
FUEL HOSE ......................................................................580
FUEL HOSE COVER ...........................................................581
GENERAL PURPOSE HYDRAULIC HOSE COVER ....................583
POWER STEERING HOSE TUBE AND COVER ........................584
POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE ......................................585
GENERAL PURPOSE COVER ...............................................587
AUTO IGNITION WIRE.......................................................588
AIR INTAKE DUCT ............................................................589
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ACID RESISTANT ROLL COMPOUND ...................................591

POWER CABLE JACKET ....................................................592
HPN CORD .......................................................................593
WHITE ROOFING COMPOUND ............................................594

.................595
DUROMETER 65 COMPOUND FOR BRASS ADHESION .............596
DUROMETER 75, FABRIC ADHESION & BRASS ADHESION ......597
URETHANE ...............................................................599
25 DUROMETER NON-BLACK SULFUR CURE ........................600
30 DUROMETER BLACK SULFUR CURE................................601
33 SHORE A NON-BLACK SULFUR CURED ............................602
37 SHORE A NON-BLACK SULFUR CURED ............................603
40 DUROMETER NON-BLACK SULFUR CURE ........................604
40 A HARDNESS RANGE .....................................................605
50 A HARDNESS RANGE - NON-BLACK .................................606
50 A HARDNESS RANGE - BLACK ........................................607
50 DUROMETER NON-BLACK SULFUR CURE ........................608
50 DUROMETER BLACK SULFUR CURE................................609
50 DUROMETER NON-BLACK PEROXIDE CURE.....................610
50 DUROMETER BLACK PEROXIDE CURE ............................611
60 DUROMETER NON-BLACK SULFUR CURE ........................612
60 DUROMETER BLACK SULFUR CURE................................613
60 DUROMETER NON-BLACK PEROXIDE CURE.....................614
60 DUROMETER BLACK PEROXIDE CURE ............................615
BLACK 60 SHORE A ...........................................................616
60 A HARDNESS RANGE - NON-BLACK .................................617
60 A HARDNESS RANGE - BLACK ........................................618
70 A HARDNESS RANGE - NON-BLACK .................................619
70 A HARDNESS RANGE - BLACK ........................................620
70 DUROMETER NON-BLACK SULFUR CURE ........................621
70 DUROMETER BLACK SULFUR CURE................................622
70 DUROMETER NON-BLACK PEROXIDE CURE.....................623
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70 DUROMETER BLACK PEROXIDE CURE ............................624

73 SHORE A BLACK SULFUR CURED ....................................625
78 SHORE A BLACK PEROXIDE CURED ................................626
80 DUROMETER NON-BLACK SULFUR CURE ........................627
80 DUROMETER BLACK SULFUR CURE................................628
80 DUROMETER NON-BLACK PEROXIDE CURE.....................629
80 DUROMETER BLACK PEROXIDE CURE ............................630

........................................631
80 A HARDNESS RANGE - NON-BLACK .................................632
90 A HARDNESS RANGE - BLACK ........................................633
90 A HARDNESS RANGE - NON-BLACK .................................634
90 DUROMETER NON-BLACK SULFUR CURE ........................635
90 DUROMETER BLACK SULFUR CURE................................636
90 DUROMETER NON-BLACK PEROXIDE CURE.....................637
90 DUROMETER BLACK PEROXIDE CURE ............................638
92 SHORE A BLACK COMPOUND, SULFUR CURE ...................639
92 SHORE A BLACK COMPOUND, PEROXIDE CURED .............640
SILICONE, FLUOROELASTOMERS ...................641
FUEL HOSE ......................................................................642
HOSE/EXTRUSION APPLICATIONS ......................................643
HOSE/EXTRUSION APPLICATIONS ......................................644
SILICONE SEAL COMPOUND ..............................................645
FLUOROSILICONE SEAL COMPOUND ..................................646
AUTOMOTIVE FLUOROELASTOMER FUEL SEALS ................647
NON-BLACK VALVE STEM SEALS .......................................648
LOW TEMPERATURE FLUOROELASTOMER SERVICE SEALS .649
FLUOROELASTOMER SHAFT SEALS ...................................650
FLUOROCARBON SEAL COMPOUNDS ..................................651
O-RING GENERAL PURPOSE, INJECTION MOLDING ..............652
O-RING APLICATIONS .......................................................653
O-RING APLICATIONS .......................................................654
O-RING APLICATIONS .......................................................655
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DUROMETER 50 COMPOUND FOR RESILIENCE, KEYPADS .....656

MOLDED GOODS APPLICATIONS ........................................657
MOLDED GOOD APPLICATIONS .........................................658
MOLDED GOOD APPLICATIONS .........................................659
FLUOROELASTOMER MOLDED GOODS ...............................660
INJECTION MOLDABLE .....................................................661
CALENDERING COMPOUND ...............................................662
LOW HARDNESS FLUOROELASTOMER ARTICLES ................663
NO POSTCURE FLUOROELASTOMER ARTICLES ...................664
LOW TEMPERATURE ........................................................665
FOOD GRADE APPLICATIONS ............................................666
FABRIC COMPOSITE/CALENDERED SHEET APPLICATIONS ...667
AGGRESSIVE OIL/COOLANT/BASE RESISTANT .....................668
AGGRESSIVE OIL/COOLANT/BASE RESISTANT .....................669
SILICONE SPONGE............................................................670

ACRYLATE, EPICHLOROHYDRIN.....................671
ECO HIGH TEMPERATURE HOSE ........................................672
HOSE FORMULAS .............................................................675
ACRYLATE SEAL COMPOUND ............................................677
ACRYLATE SEAL COMPOUND ............................................678
HIGH HEAT SERVICE WIRE INSULATION OR CABLE JACKET 679
FUEL HOSE ......................................................................682
FUEL HOSE COVER ...........................................................684
ECO SEAL COMPOUND ......................................................686
TRANSMISSION FLUID FILLER TUBE SEAL ..........................687
FORMULAS FOR SMOOTH EXTRUSIONS ..............................689
FORMULA FOR LOW TEMPERATURE FLEXIBILITY ..............690
FORMULA FOR LOW WATER SWELL ..................................692
35 SHORE A COMPOUND ....................................................693
50 DUROMETER COMPOUND..............................................694
60 DUROMETER COMPOUND..............................................696
60 DURO COMPOUNDS.......................................................699

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DUROMETER 70 COMPOUND FOR HEAT RESISTANCE ...........701

SPECIALTY RUBBERS ...........................................703

HEAT RESISTANT HOSE ....................................................704
HOSE LINER ....................................................................705
INNERLINER COMPOSITION FOR SEVERE SERVICE .............706
TIRE CURING BLADDER ....................................................707
NEW TIRE WHITE SIDEWALL COMPOSITION .......................708
HEAT RESISTANT ENGINE MOUNT .....................................710
AUTOMOTIVE AIR DUCT ...................................................711
ROLL COMPOUND ............................................................712
FA ROLL COMPOUNDS ......................................................713
TYPICAL ST COMPOUND ...................................................714
COMPOUNDS FOR ASTM D-2000, TYPE A, CLASS K ................715
LOW VOLTAGE CABLE INSULATION ..................................716
HIGH AND LOW DAMPING COMPOUNDS .............................717
CELLULAR SHOE SOLING..................................................718
DUROMETER 65 EVA COMPOUND, CASTOR WHEELS ............719
DUROMETERS 80 & 85 EVA COMPOUNDS,TRANSPARENCY ....720
DUROMETER 88 EVA COMPOUND FOR TEAR RESISTANCE ....721
DUROMETER 92 EVA COMPOUND FOR FIRE RESISTANCE .....722
APPENDIX .................................................................723
CHEMICAL ABBREVIATIONS .............................................724
TRADE-NAMED RAW MATERIALS ......................................728
SUPPLIERS DIRECTORY ...................................................734
USEFUL FACTORS AND CONSTANTS ................................738
TENSILE STRENGTH CONVERSION TABLE ........................739
TEMPERATURE CONVERSION TABLE ................................740
CONVERSION OF MASSES AND MEASURES ........................741