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EPDM Rubber vs. SAE-AISI 4150 Steel

EPDM rubber and SAE-AISI 4150 steel belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. EPDM rubber is a polymeric material, while SAE-AISI 4150 steel is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (24, 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 EPDM rubber and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4150 steel.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.0
7.8
Elongation at Break, % 400
12 to 20
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 2000
470
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.6
24 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
22 to 34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 13
660 to 1310
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 0.2
42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 0.1
11