Engineers India Research Institute

Ethylene-propylene rubbers & elastomers (also called EPDM and EPM) continue to be one of the most widely used and fastest growing synthetic rubbers having both specialty and general-purpose applications. Sales have grown to 870 metric tons (or 1.9 billion pounds) in 2000  since  commercial  introduction  in  the  early  1960’s. Polymerization  and  catalyst technologies in use today provide the ability to design polymers to meet specific and demanding application and processing needs.  Versatility in polymer design and performance has resulted in broad usage in automotive weather-stripping and seals, glass-run channel, radiator, garden and appliance hose, tubing, belts, electrical insulation, roofing membrane, rubber mechanical goods, plastic impact modification, thermoplastic vulcanizates and motor oil additive applications.
Ethylene-propylene rubbers are valuable for their excellent resistance to heat, oxidation, ozone and weather aging due to their stable, saturated polymer backbone structure. Properly pigmented black and non-black compounds are color stable. As non-polar elastomers, they have good electrical resistivity, as well as resistance to polar solvents, such as water, acids, alkalies, phosphate esters and many ketones and alcohols. Amorphous or low crystalline grades have excellent low temperature flexibility with glass transition points of about minus 60°C.

We have detailed project reports on Rubber and Rubber Products, Industrial Rubber Products,Rubber based Industries, Natural Rubber, Synthetic Rubber, Tyre, Tire, Rubber Chemicals, Rubber for Automobile, Extruded Rubber, Medical, Adhesives & Sealants, Belt, Footwear, Gloves, Injection Parts.