ASTM D6456 Type II Class 1 vs. EPDM Rubber
ASTM D6456 type II class 1 belongs to the thermoset plastics classification, while EPDM rubber belongs to the thermoset elastomers (rubber). There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM D6456 type II class 1 and the bottom bar is EPDM rubber.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.0 | |
| 400 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 61 | |
| 13 |
Thermal Properties
| Glass Transition Temperature, °C | 360 | |
| -60 |
| Maximum Temperature: Decomposition, °C | 330 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 260 | |
| 160 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 1130 | |
| 2000 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 0.86 | |
| 0.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 1.5 | |
| 1.0 |
Common Calculations
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 | |
| 3.6 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 0.52 | |
| 0.1 |