Properties

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The properties of any application are vital in considering the right seal. From atmosphere considerations to fluid pressure, elastomer hardness and other variables, Vedovell offers you the following information to assist you with the selection of your seal.

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GENERAL ELAST0MERIC PROPERTIES
TEMPERATURE RANGE CHART
DUROMETER CHART
C0MPARIS0N 0F PR0PERTIES CHART

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FLUID C0MPATIBILITY TABLES Page (2.1 - Acetaldehyde to Freon 12)

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(2.2 - Fuel Oil to Wood Oil)

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ASTM COMPOUND CONVERSION KEYS
CONVERSION FROM ASTM D735 D-SAE J114 TO ASTM D2000-SAE J200
AGE RESISTENT CONVERSION KEY
GL0SSARY

FLUID COMPATIBILITY TABLES
The recommendations shown in this table are based on data supplied by Vedovell's polymer manufacturers and comparison made with similar materials. These are general guidelines, and users must conduct functional tests to determine the suitability of any compound for a particular application. To aid in your selection, materials are ranked in order of increasing cost, starting with Nitriles and ending with Fluoroelastomers.

R = recommended
M = marginal
U = unsatisfactory
X = insufficient data		 (1) = Fluid
(2) = Nitrile
(3) = SBR
(4) = EPDM
(5) = Neoprene
(6) = Polyacrylate		 (7) = Urethane
(8) = Silicone
(9) = Fluoroelastometer
(10) = Fluorosilicone
(11) = Aflas
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)
Acetaldehyde
Acetamide
Acetic Acid
Acetone
Acetophenone		 U
R
M
U
U		 U
U
M
M
U		 R
R
R
R
R		 U
R
R
M
U		 U
U
U
U
U		 U
U
U
U
U		 R
M
R
M
U		 U
U
U
U
U		 U
R
U
U
U		 X
R
U
U
X
Acetylene
Ammonia
Ammonium Hydrozide
Amyl Acetate
Anderol L-774		 R
R
R
U
M		 R
R
R
U
U		 R
R
R
M
U		 R
R
R
U
U		 X
U
U
U
R		 X
X
U
U
U		 R
R
R
U
U		 R
U
R
U
R		 X
U
R
U
M		 X
R
R
U
X
Antifreeze
Aniline
Ansul Ether
Aroclors
Askarel		 R
U
M
M
R		 R
U
U
U
U		 R
R
M
R
U		 R
U
U
U
U		 U
U
U
U
U		 U
U
R
X
U		 R
U
U
M
U		 R
M
U
R
R		 X
M
M
M
M		 X
R
U
R
R
ASTM #1
ASTM #3
ASTM Fuel A
ASTM Fuel B
ASTM Fuel C		 R
R
R
R
R		 U
U
U
U
U		 U
U
U
U
U		 R
U
R
U
U		 R
R
R
U
U		 R
R
R
R
R		 R
U
U
U
U		 R
R
R
R
R		 R
R
R
R
M		 R
R
M
U
U
ASTM Fuel D
Auto Transmission Fluid Beer
Benzaldehyde
Benzene		 M
R
R
U
U		 U
U
R
U
U		 U
U
R
R
U		 U
M
R
U
U		 U
R
U
U
U		 R
R
U
U
U		 U
M
R
U
U		 R
R
R
U
R		 X
X
R
U
R		 X
R
R
M
M
Benzine
Benzoic Acid
Benzophenenone
Bezyl Alcohol
Bleach		 R
U
U
U
R		 U
U
U
U
R		 U
U
R
R
R		 R
U
X
R
R		 R
U
U
U
U		 R
U
U
U
U		 U
U
U
X
U		 R
R
R
R
R		 R
M
R
M
M		 M
R
X
R
R
Borax
Boric Acid
Brake Fluid (non Petroleum)
Bromine
Bromobenzene		 R
R

U
U
U		 R
R

R
U
U		 U
R

R
U
U		 R
U

U
U
U		 R
R

U
U
U		 R
R

U
U
U		 R
R

R
U
U		 R
R

U
R
R		 M
R

U
M
R		 R
R

R
M
U
Bunker
Butane
Butler
Butyl Acetate
Butyl Alcohol		 R
R
R
U
R		 U
M
U
U
R		 U
R
R
U
R		 U
R
R
U
U		 R
R
R
U
U		 R
U
R
U
U		 U
U
R
U
R		 R
R
R
U
R		 R
R
R
U
R		 R
M
R
U
R
Butyl Amine
Butyl Carbitol
Butyl Cellosolve
Butylraldhyde
Carbitol		 M
U
M
U
R		 U
U
U
U
R		 U
M
M
U
R		 U
U
U
U
U		 U
U
U
U
U		 U
X
U
U
U		 R
U
X
U
R		 U
M
U
U
R		 U
U
U
U
M		 M
M
X
X
R
Carbitol Acetate
Carbon Disulfide
Carbon Tetrachloride
Carbonic Acid
Castor Oil		 U
U
R
R
R		 U
U
U
R
R		 U
U
U
R
R		 U
U
U
R
R		 U
U
U
R
R		 U
X
U
R
R		 U
U
U
R
R		 R
R
R
R
R		 X
R
M
R
R		 R
R
M
R
R
Cellosolve
Chassis Grease
Chloracetic Acid
Chloracetone
Chlordane		 U
R
U
U
R		 R
U
U
U
U		 U
M
U
M
M		 U
R
U
X
X		 U
R
U
X
X		 U
X
U
X
X		 U
U
X
U
U		 U
R
U
R
R		 U
X
U
X
M		 M
X
X
U
X
Chlorine
Chlorobenzol
Chloroform
Chorosulfonic Acid
Chrome Plating Solution		 U
U
U
U
U		 U
U
U
U
U		 U
U
U
U
U		 U
U
U
U
U		 U
U
U
U
U		 U
U
U
U
U		 X
U
U
U
R		 R
R
R
U
R		 R
X
M
U
U		 X
X
U
M
R
Chromic Acid
Citric Acid
Cod Liver Oil
Coffee
Corn Oil		 U
R
R
R
R		 U
R
U
R
U		 U
R
R
R
U		 X
X
R
U
R		 X
X
R
U
R		 X
X
U
U
U		 M
R
R
R
R		 R
R
R
R
R		 U
R
R
R
R		 R
R
R
X
R
Creosote
Creosote Oil
Creosylic Acid
Crude Oil
Cycloherxane		 R
R
U
R
R		 U
U
U
U
U		 R
M
U
U
M		 R
X
U
R
R		 R
X
U
R
R		 M
X
U
X
R		 U
M
U
U
U		 R
R
R
R
R		 R
X
M
M
R		 R
X
R
X
M
Cyclohexanol
Decalin
Denatured Alcohol
Diacetone
Dibutyl Amine		 R
U
R
U
U		 U
U
R
U
U		 R
U
R
U
M		 X
U
U
U
U		 X
U
U
U
U		 X
U
U
U
U		 U
U
R
U
U		 R
R
R
U
U		 R
R
R
U
U		 R
M
R
M
R
Dibutyl Phthalate
Dichloro Aniline
Dichloro Butane
Diesel Oil
Diethylamine		 U
U
R
R
R		 U
U
U
U
R		 U
U
U
M
R		 U
U
U
U
U		 U
U
U
U
U		 X
U
U
U
M		 X
U
U
U
R		 M
M
R
R
U		 U
X
M
R
U		 M
X
R
R
M
Diethyl Benzene
Diethylene Glycol
Dimrthyl Ether
Dimethyl Formamide
Dimethyl		 M
R
U
U
U		 U
R
U
X
U		 U
R
U
R
R		 U
R
M
X
U		 X
U
M
X
U		 X
U
R
X
X		 X
R
U
R
X		 R
R
U
U
R		 X
R
U
X
X		 X
R
U
M
M
Dimethyl Terephthalate
Dioctyl Phthalate
Dioxane
Diphenyl
Dow Corning 550		 U
U
U
U
U		 U
U
U
U
R		 U
R
R
U
R		 U
U
U
U
R		 U
U
U
U
R		 U
U
U
U
R		 U
M
U
U
R		 R
R
U
R
R		 X
M
U
M
R		 X
M
U
U
X
Dow Gard
Dowtherm A&E
Elco 28
Epoxy Resins
Ethane		 R
U
R
X
R		 R
U
U
X
U		 R
U
U
R
U		 R
U
M
R
R		 M
U
R
X
R		 M
U
R
X
M		 R
U
R
X
U		 R
R
R
U
R		 R
M
R
X
M		 X
X
X
X
R
Ethanol
Ethanolamine
Ethyl Acetata
Ethyl Benzene
Ethyl Cellulose		 R
R
U
U
R		 R
R
U
U
R		 R
R
R
U
R		 R
R
U
U
R		 U
U
U
U
U		 R
M
U
U
R		 R
R
R
U
R		 R
U
U
R
U		 R
U
U
R
U		 X
R
U
U
R
Ethyl Cloride
Ethyl Ether
Ethyl Formate
Ethyl Hexanol
Ethyl Merlaptan		 R
M
U
M
U		 R
U
U
R
U		 R
M
R
R
X		 R
U
R
R
M		 M
U
X
X
X		 R
R
X
X
X		 U
U
X
X
M		 R
U
R
R
R		 R
M
R
R
X		 M
U
R
X
M
Ethylene Cloride
Ethylene Oxide
Formaldehyde
Formic Acid
Freon 12		 U
U
M
M
R		 U
U
M
R
R		 U
R
R
R
R		 U
U
M
R
R		 U
U
U
X
X		 U
U
U
X
R		 U
U
R
M
U		 R
U
U
U
R		 X
X
U
X
U		 R
U
M
X
X

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