Brand | Madhavi |
Shape | Round |
Thickness | 2 mm |
Hardness | 40 Shore A |
Usage/Application | Industrial |
Color | Black |
Quality | EPDM |
An extruded rubber profile refers to a custom-shaped rubber product created by the process of extrusion, where rubber material is forced through a die to form a continuous profile or shape. This profile can then be cut to length for various applications, and it can come in a wide range of shapes, sizes, and configurations depending on the needs of the end-user.
Common Materials Used:
- EPDM (Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer): Known for its excellent weather resistance, ozone resistance, and high-temperature tolerance. Often used for outdoor seals, weatherstripping, and gaskets.
- Nitrile Rubber (Buna-N): Resistant to oils, fuels, and other hydrocarbons, making it ideal for automotive, industrial, and sealing applications involving oils or greases.
- Silicone Rubber: Offers good temperature stability (both high and low temperatures), as well as chemical and weather resistance. Commonly used in applications like seals, gaskets, and food-grade products.
- Neoprene Rubber: Used in applications requiring resistance to weather, ozone, and moderate chemicals.
- Viton (Fluoroelastomer): Used for extreme chemical resistance and high-temperature applications.
Common Applications:
- Seals and Gaskets: Used to seal joints and prevent the leakage of gases or liquids in various industries, including automotive, construction, and industrial machinery.
- Weatherstripping: For doors, windows, and other openings, providing a seal against wind, rain, dust, and noise.
- Vibration Isolation: Rubber profiles are used in equipment mounts, machinery, and automotive parts to reduce vibrations and noise.
- Edge Protection: For protecting edges of machinery, panels, or glass.
- Cable Management: Rubber profiles can be used as conduits for electrical cables or to provide protection for cables in machinery.
- Automotive: In the automotive industry, extruded rubber profiles are commonly used for window seals, door seals, trunk seals, and other weatherproofing parts.
Benefits of Extruded Rubber Profiles:
- Customization: Profiles can be tailored to meet specific design requirements, including unique shapes, sizes, and material choices.
- Cost-Effective: Once a die is created, extrusion is a cost-effective method for producing large volumes of rubber profiles.
- Durability: Rubber materials can be chosen to withstand harsh environmental conditions, such as high temperatures, UV exposure, moisture, or chemicals.
Types of Rubber Extrusion Profiles:
- Hollow Profiles: Used for seals or gaskets where compression or flexibility is required.
- Solid Profiles: Common in applications where rigidity and strength are necessary.
- Co-extruded Profiles: Multiple types of rubber or elastomers can be extruded together in a single profile to provide additional properties (e.g., combining hardness and flexibility or improving resistance to chemicals and heat).
- T-shaped, U-shaped, or L-shaped Profiles: Used for edge protection, seals, or structural parts.
- Tapes and Strips: Thin, flat extruded profiles used for sealing or cushioning.
Extrusion Process:
- Compounding: The rubber is mixed with additives to improve performance properties like durability, flexibility, UV resistance, etc.
- Extrusion: The compound is heated and forced through a die to create the desired profile shape. This process allows for great flexibility in design.
- Cooling: The extruded rubber profile is cooled to set its shape.
- Cutting: The continuous length of extruded rubber is cut into specific lengths or portions based on the application.