Also known as Polychloroprene Rubber (note that the trade name is so widely accepted that its actual name, polychloroprene is seldom used)
It is resistant to a wide range of hostile environments such as oxygen, ozone, and UV light, resistant to unsaturated polymers, oils and chemicals, and water. Good strength, abrasion resistance, resilience, elongation, and strain crystallization characteristics and. low fatigue properties and low heat build up are its attributes. Neoprene is easily bondable and easy to process. Flame retardants and colors can be produced in.
Unsuitable for applications requiring contact with fuels, tendency to tear once there is initial damage.
- Hardness Range Shore A
- Tensile 1000 psi
- Elongation max %
- Compression Set excellent moderate low can be compounded to requirements
- Temperature Range: -45° to +250° F
- Weathering excellent, good, fair, moderate, poor
- Service in Water good
- Relative Cost: Moderate
- Production Process: Molded, Die-cut
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