Synthetic Rubber
A synthetic rubber is any artificial elastomer. These are mainly polymers synthesised from petroleum byproducts. About 15 billion kilograms of rubbers are produced annually, and of that amount two thirds are synthetic. Global revenues generated with synthetic rubbers are likely to rise to approximately US$56 billion in 2020. Synthetic rubber, like natural rubber, has uses in the automotive industry for tires, door and window profiles, hoses, belts, matting, tube, flooring etc rubber products.
| ISO 1629Code | Technical Name | Common Names |
|---|---|---|
| ACM | Polyacrylate Rubber | |
| AEM | Ethylene-acrylate Rubber | |
| AU | Polyester Urethane | |
| BIIR | Bromo Isobutylene Isoprene | Bromobutyl |
| BR | Polybutadiene | |
| Buna CB | ||
| CIIR | Chloro Isobutylene Isoprene | Chlorobutyl, Butyl |
| CR | Polychloroprene | |
| Chloroprene, Neoprene | ||
| CSM | Chlorosulphonated Polyethylene | Hypalon |
| ECO | Epichlorohydrin | |
| ECO, Epichlorohydrin, Epichlore, Epichloridrine, Herclor, Hydrin | ||
| EP | Ethylene Propylene | |
| EPDM | Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer | EPDM, Nordel |
| EU | Polyether Urethane | |
| FFKM | Perfluorocarbon Rubber | Kalrez, Chemraz |
| FKM | ||
| Fluoronated Hydrocarbon | ||
| Viton, Fluorel | ||
| FMQ | Fluoro Silicone | FMQ, Silicone Rubber |
| FPM | Fluorocarbon Rubber | |
| HNBR | Hydrogenated Nitrile Butadiene | HNBR |
| IR | Polyisoprene | (Synthetic) Natural Rubber |
| IIR | Isobutylene Isoprene Butyl | |
| Butyl | ||
| NBR | Acrylonitrile Butadiene | NBR, Nitrile, Perbunan, Buna-N |
| PU | Polyurethane | |
| PU, Polyurethane | ||
| SBR | Styrene Butadiene | |
| SBR, Buna-S, GRS, Buna VSL, Buna SE | ||
| SEBS | Styrene Ethylene Butylene Styrene Copolymer | SEBS Rubber |
| SI | Polysiloxane | Silicone Rubber |
| VMQ | Vinyl Methyl Silicone | Silicone Rubber |
| XNBR | Acrylonitrile Butadiene Carboxy Monomer | XNBR, Carboxylated Nitrile |
| XSBR | Styrene Butadiene Carboxy Monomer | |
| YBPO | Thermoplastic Polyether-ester | |
| YSBR | Styrene Butadiene Block Copolymer | |
| YXSBR | Styrene Butadiene Carboxy Block Copolymer |