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NBR Rubber vs. Alumina

NBR rubber and alumina belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. NBR rubber is a polymeric material, while alumina is ceramic. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is NBR rubber and the bottom bar is alumina.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.3
3.4 to 4.1
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
650 to 1730
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1350
870 to 940
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.9
14 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
19 to 28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 18
210 to 290
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.25
14 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.15
3.7 to 10