IR Rubber vs. PBI
IR rubber belongs to the thermoset elastomers (rubber) classification, while PBI belongs to the thermoset plastics. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is IR rubber and the bottom bar is PBI.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elongation at Break, % | 600 | |
| 3.0 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 19 | |
| 160 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | -70 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 300 | |
| 590 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1550 | |
| 930 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.14 | |
| 0.41 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.0 | |
| 1.3 |
| Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI), % | 19 | |
| 58 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.6 | |
| 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.1 | |
| 0.34 |