What are the types of elastomers?

Based on whether the elastomer can be plasticized can be divided into thermosetting elastomers, thermoplastic elastomers two categories. Thermoset elastomers, which are traditionally known as Rubber, and thermoplastic elastomers, abbreviated as TPEs, have been increasingly used commercially since the 1990s. This categorization also indicates that these two types of elastomers are processed in two different ways: Rubber is processed on thermoset equipment and TPE is processed on thermoplastic equipment.

Elastomers are categorized according to raw material composition as follows:

1. Traditional Rubber:

1.1 Unsaturated Rubber

Natural rubber (NR)

Isoamyl rubber Synthetic polyisoprene (IR)

Polybutadiene rubber Polybutadiene rubber Polybutadiene rubber Polybutadiene rubber Polybutadiene rubber Polybutadiene rubber Polybutadiene rubber Polybutadiene rubber Polybutadiene rubber Polybutadiene rubber Polybutadiene rubber Polybutadiene Rubber Polybutadiene (BR)

Styrene-butadiene Rubber (copolymer of polystyrene and polybutadiene, SBR)

Nitrile Rubber ( Nitrile rubber ( copolymer of polybutadiene and acrylonitrile, NBR)

Chloroprene rubber (CR)

1.2 Saturated rubber

Butyl rubber Isobutylene Isoprene Rubber ( IIR) or Butyl Rubber

Halogenated butyl rubbers (chlorinated butyl rubber: CIIR; bromo isobutyl rubber: BIIR). rubber: BIIR)

Ethylene propylene diene rubber and EPDM rubber (ethylene propylene rubber, a copolymer of ethylene and propylene) and EPDM rubber (ethylene propylene diene rubber, a terpolymer of ethylene and propylene). rubber, a terpolymer of ethylene, propylene and a diene-component)

Chloroether rubber Epichlorohydrin rubber (ECO)

Polyacrylic rubber (ACM , ABR)

Silicone rubber (SI, Q, MVQ)

Fluorosilicone Rubber (FVMQ)

Fluororosilicone Rubber (FKM, and FEPM)

Fluoroelastomers (FKM, and FEPM)

Chlorosulfonated polyethylene Chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSM), (Hypalon)

Hydrogenated Nitrile Rubbers (HNBR)

2. Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE):

Thermoplastic Polyolefin Elastomers Thermoplastic Elastomer-Olefine (TPE-O, TEO)

Thermoplastic styrenic elastomer Styrenic thermoplastic elastomer (TES, TPE-S)

Polyurethane elastomer Thermoplastic elastomer Themoplastic Polyurethane elastomer (TPE-U, TPU)

Polyester thermoplastic elastomer Thermoplastic polyester elastomer (TPE-E, TEEE)

Polyamide thermoplastic elastomer Polyamide thermoplastic elastomer (TPE-E, TEEE)

Polyamide thermoplastic elastomer (TPE-E, TPE-S)

Halogenated thermoplastic elastomer Thermoplastic Halogenated elastomer

Ionic thermoplastic elastomer Ionic thermoplastic elastomer

Ethylene*** polymer thermoplastic elastomer Ethylene copolymer thermoplastic elastomer (EVA)

1,2-polybutadiene thermoplastic elastomer Thermplastic 1,2-poly-butadiene elastomer

Trans-polyisoprene thermoplastic elastomer Thermoplastictrans-polyisoprene elastomer

Melt Processible thermoplastic elastomer (trade name Alcryn)

Thermoplastic Vulcanizates Themoplastic Vulcanizates (TPV)