Elastomer | Operating Temperature Range | Compatibility |
Nitrile Rubber/ Acrylonitrile-Butadiene (NBR)/ Buna N | - Heat Resistance: 100°C
- Cold Flexibility: -57°C
| - Mineral Oil-based Heat Transfer Fluids – Excellent
- Silicone Heat Transfer Fluid – Excellent
- PolyAlkylene Glycol Heat Transfer Fluid – Excellent
- Not recommended for Glycol Heat Transfer Fluids
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Teflon®/ Polytetrafluoroethylene /PTFE | - Heat Resistance: 260°C
- Cold Flexibility: -200°C
| - Mineral Oil-based Heat Transfer Fluids – Excellent
- Silicone Heat Transfer Fluid – Excellent
- PolyAlkylene Glycol Heat Transfer Fluid – Excellent
- Glycol Heat Transfer Fluids – Excellent
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Hydrogenated Nitrile Rubber/Highly Saturated Nitrile Rubber (HNBR) | - Heat Resistance: 150°C
- Cold Flexibility: -35°C
| - Mineral Oil-based Heat Transfer Fluids – Excellent
- Silicone Heat Transfer Fluid – Excellent
- PolyAlkylene Glycol Heat Transfer Fluid – Excellent
- Not recommended for synthetic heat transfer fluids
- Glycol Heat Transfer Fluids – Excellent
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Neoprene/Chloroprene Rubber | - Heat Resistance: 120°C
- Cold Flexibility: -40°C
| - Mineral Oil-based Heat Transfer Fluids – Acceptable
- Not recommended for synthetic heat transfer fluids
- Silicone Heat Transfer Fluid – Excellent
- PolyAlkylene Glycol Heat Transfer Fluid – Excellent
- Glycol Heat Transfer Fluids – Excellent
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Hypalon® /Chlorosulfonated Polyethylene Rubber. | - Heat Resistance :121°C
- Cold Flexibility: -25°C
| - Not recommended for mineral-oil based heat transfer fluids and synthetic heat transfer fluids
- Silicone Heat Transfer Fluid – Excellent
- PolyAlkylene Glycol Heat Transfer Fluid – Excellent
- Glycol Heat Transfer Fluids – Excellent
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Ethylene Propylene Rubber (EPDM) | - Heat Resistance : 149°C
- Cold Flexibility: -40°C
| - Not recommended for mineral-oil based heat transfer fluids
- Silicone Heat Transfer Fluid – Excellent
- PolyAlkylene Glycol Heat Transfer Fluid – Excellent
- Glycol Heat Transfer Fluids – Excellent
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Silicone Rubber/ vinyl-methyl-silicone (VMQ) | - Heat Resistance: 200°C
- Cold Flexibility : -55°C
| - Not recommended for mineral-oil based heat transfer fluids, synthetic heat transfer fluids and Silicone Heat Transfer Fluids
- PolyAlkylene Glycol Heat Transfer Fluid – Excellent
- Glycol Heat Transfer Fluids – Excellent
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Fluorosilicone rubber (FVMQ) | - Heat Resistance: 230°C
- Cold Flexibility: -60°C
| - Mineral Oil-based Heat Transfer Fluids – Excellent
- Synthetic Heat Transfer Fluids – Acceptable
- Silicone Heat Transfer Fluid – Excellent
- PolyAlkylene Glycol Heat Transfer Fluid – Excellent
- Glycol Heat Transfer Fluids – Excellent
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Fluorocarbon (FKM/FPM)/ Viton®. | - Heat Resistance: 200°C
- Cold Flexibility : -40°C
| - Mineral Oil-based Heat Transfer Fluids – Excellent
- Synthetic Heat Transfer Fluids – Excellent
- Silicone Heat Transfer Fluid – Excellent
- PolyAlkylene Glycol Heat Transfer Fluid – Excellent
- Glycol Heat Transfer Fluids – Excellent
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Aflas®/Tetrafluoroethelene propylene (TFE/P) | - Heat Resistance : 300°C
- Cold Flexibility :0°C
| - Mineral Oil-based Heat Transfer Fluids – Acceptable
- Synthetic Heat Transfer Fluids – Not recommended
- Silicone Heat Transfer Fluid – Excellent
- PolyAlkylene Glycol Heat Transfer Fluid – Excellent
- Glycol Heat Transfer Fluids – Excellent
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Perfluoroelastomer (FFKM) | | - Mineral Oil-based Heat Transfer Fluids – Excellent
- Synthetic Heat Transfer Fluids – Excellent
- Silicone Heat Transfer Fluid – Excellent
- PolyAlkylene Glycol Heat Transfer Fluid – Excellent
- Glycol Heat Transfer Fluids – Excellent
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