Polychloroprene (CR; aka Neoprene) has good all-round properties, resists degradation from sun, ozone and weather. Typical applications include wetsuits and professional diving suits, gloves, refrigeration seals, gaskets, hoses and car fan belts. Typical applications: Wetsuits and professional diving suits, gloves, refrigeration seals, gaskets, hoses and car fan belts. Advantages: - Good all-round properties
- Resists degradation from sun, ozone and weather
- Performs well in contact with oils and many chemicals
- Remains useful over a wide temperature range
- Displays outstanding physical toughness
- Resists burning inherently better than exclusively hydrocarbon rubbers
- Outstanding resistance to damage caused by flexing and twisting
Disadvantages: - Attacked by strong oxidizing acids, esters, ketones, chlorinated, aromatic and nitrohydrocarbons
- Limited flexibility at low temperatures
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