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Peroxide-Cure — Epdm
- Elastomer
- Epdm
- Grade Or Variant
- Peroxide Cure
- Acid Resistance
- Good
- ASTM Designation
- Da (ASTM D2000)
- Chemical Resistance Notes
- Peroxide Cure Provides Lower Compression Set and Better Resistance to Hot water, steam, alcohols, Ketones vs Sulfur cure; Preferred for Demanding Steam Service
- Common Name
- Epdm (Peroxide Cure)
- Compression Set Pct (%)
- 10-20
- Compression Set Temp C
- 150
- Compression Set Time Hr
- 22
- Cure System
- Peroxide
- Density G CM3 (g/cm3)
- 1.10-1.15
- Elongation at Break Pct (%)
- 200-450
- Fuel Resistance
- Poor
- Gas Permeability
- Medium
- Glass Transition Temp C (C)
- -54
- Hardness Range Shore a
- 60-90
- Max Continuous Temp C (C)
- 150
- Max Peak Temp C (C)
- 175
- Max Service Temp C (C)
- 150
- Min Service Temp C (C)
- -55
- Oil Resistance
- Poor
- Ozone Resistance
- Excellent
- Standard
- ASTM D2000 M4DA, FDA 21 CFR 177.2600 (some grades)
- Steam Resistance
- Excellent
- Tensile Strength Mpa (MPa)
- 7-17
- TR10 Temp C
- -46
Source: ASTM D2000 M4DA, FDA 21 CFR 177.2600 (some grades)