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CR Rubber vs. IR Rubber

Both CR rubber and IR rubber are thermoset elastomers (rubber). There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CR rubber and the bottom bar is IR rubber.

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Mechanical Properties

Elongation at Break, % 380
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 11
19

Thermal Properties

Glass Transition Temperature, °C -45
-70
Maximum Temperature: Autoignition, °C 410
300
Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C 350
300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1120
1550
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.19
0.14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.5
1.0
Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % 26
19

Common Calculations

Strength to Weight: Axial, points 1.9
5.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 7.1
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.11
0.1