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Heat Transfer Fluids And Elastomer Compatibility

The choice of elastomers in any equipment or process that uses heat transfer fluids is critical. This is mainly because elastomers can impact safety, reliability, and equipment/process integrity. Because there are many different fluid chemistries and elastomeric materials, the need for compatibility determinations always come up. We have come up with a summary that you will find helpful.  If you need additional professional advice, our Engineers are always available to help.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Perfluoroelastomer (FFKM)

  • Heat Resistance: 327°
  • 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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