Dobbins Company represents three of the top gasket manufacturers in the sanitary industry: DSO Fluids, Newman Sanitary Gasket, and Rubberfab. For your convenience, we have a table below which lists the basic elastomer/thermoplastic characteristics of most of the material types that we offer. (Courtesy of DSO Fluids)
|
Material |
BUNA |
EPDM |
VITON |
PTFE (Teflon) |
ILICONE |
Polyethylene |
|
Temperature |
-65F to 210F |
-60F to 300F |
-20F to 450F |
-40F to 450F |
-80F to 450F |
-20F to 150F |
|
Acid |
Good |
Good to Excellent |
Good to Excellent |
Good to Excellent |
Poor to Good |
Good |
|
Alkali |
Fair to Good |
Good to Excellent |
Poor to Good |
Excellent |
Poor to Fair |
Good |
|
Fats/Oils |
Good to Excellent |
Poor |
Good to Excellent |
Excellent |
Poor to Good |
Good |
|
Taste |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Excellent |
Good |
Excellent |
|
Odor |
Good |
Good |
Good |
Excellent |
Good |
Excellent |
|
Abrasion |
Excellent |
Good |
Good |
Fair |
Good |
Fair |
|
Compression |
Good |
Fair |
Good to Excellent |
Cold Flows |
Good to Excellent |
Cold Flows |