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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 |