Short Generally Generally Attacked

Material Chemical Group

Name Resistant to by
Most moderate wet or
Ozone, strong acids,
Natural rubber, dry chemicals, organic
NR, IR Polyisoprene fats, oils, greases,
Isoprene acids, alcohols, ketones,
most hydrocarbons
aldehydes
Styrene, Butadiene
SBR, Butadiene, Styrene Similar to natural
Copolymer, Similar to natural rubber
BR Butadiene rubber
Polybutadiene
Petroleum solvents,
Isobutylene, Isoprene, coal, tar, solvents,
IIR Butyl Water and steam
polymer aromatic
hydrocarbons
Ethylene Propylene Mineral oils and
EPM, Water, steam and brake
Ethylene Propylene copolymer and solvents, aromatic
EPDM fluids
terpolymer hydrocarbons
Many hydrocarbons, Ozone, ketones,
Butadiene,
fats, oils, greases, esters, aldehydes,
NBR Nitrile Acrylonitrile
hydraulic fluids, chlorinated and nitro
copolymer
chemicals hydrocarbons
Similar to NBR but with Ozone, ketones,
Butadiene,
improved chemical esters, aldehydes,
HNBR Hydrogenated nitrile Acrylonitrile
resistance and higher chlorinated and nitro
copolymer
service temperature hydrocarbons
Ketones, esters,
Epichlorohydrin
CO1 Similar to nitrile with aldehydes,
Epichlorohydrin polymer and
ECO ozone resistance chlorinated and nitro
copolymer
hydrocarbons
Strong oxidizing
Moderate chemicals and acids, esters,
acids, ozone, oils, fats, ketones,
CR Neoprene Chloroprene polymer
greases, many oils, and chlorinated,
solvents aromatic and nitro
hydrocarbons
Mercaptons,
Ozone, oils, solvents, chlorinated
Organic polysulfide thinners, ketones, hydrocarbons, nitro
T Polysulfide
polymer esters, aromatic hydrocarbons,
hydrocarbons ethers, amines,
hetercocyclics
Moderate or oxidizing Many solvents, oils,
Si, Organic silicone chemicals, ozone, concentrated acids,
Silicone
VMQ polymer concentrated sodium dilute sodium
hydroxide hydroxide
Moderate or oxidizing
FSI, Fluorinated organic chemicals, ozone, Brake fluids,
Fluorosilicone
FVMQ silicone polymer aromatic chlorinated hydrazine, ketones
solvents, bases
Steam, amines and Aromatic
amine corrosion hydrocarbons,
Tetrafluoroethylene/
TFE/P Fluorinated copolymer inhibitors, caustics, high chlorinated solvents,
Propylene
pH media, wet sour gas, ethers, limited in low
oil temperatures
 Copolymer of
ethylene, methyl Weather, ozone, Aromatic
Ethylene acrylic acrylate (peroxide hydrocarbon hydrocarbons,
AEM
Elastomer curable). Terpolymer lubricants/greases, esters, gasoline,
contains cure site hydraulic fluids ketones
monomer
All aliphatic, aromatic Ketones, low
Standard fluorocarbon and halogenated molecular weight
FKM
Fluoroelastomer dipolymer 66% hydrocarbons, acids, esters and alcohols
#1
fluorine animal and vegetable and nitro-containing
oils compounds
Ketones, low
Standard or specialty
Same as FKM#2. molecular weight
FKM type fluorocarbon.
Fluoroelastomer Greater chemical esters and nitro-
#2 Typically, >66%
resistance containing
fluorine
compounds

Fluorocarbon-
Fully fluorinated Best fluid resistance of containing
FFKM Perfluoroelastomer
fluorocarbon any elastomer refrigerants cause
minor effects