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ASTM A36 Carbon Steel vs. FKM Rubber

ASTM A36 carbon steel and FKM rubber belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. ASTM A36 carbon steel is a metal, while FKM rubber is a polymeric material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 6 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (27, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A36 carbon steel and the bottom bar is FKM rubber.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
1.8
Elongation at Break, % 22
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
220
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
1.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
4.7
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
7.5