Category overview
Ethylene-Acrylate Rubber appears as a flexible, opaque material with a natural off-white to pale yellow color and a soft, rubbery feel. It can be compounded with various colorants to achieve a wide range of colors. Key features include excellent flexibility and elastic recovery, outstanding resistance to heat aging and weathering, good oil and chemical resistance, exceptional ozone and UV resistance, good compression set properties, excellent electrical insulation characteristics, and broad service temperature range. It is primarily used in automotive seals, gaskets, hoses, wire and cable insulation and jacketing, industrial belts and tubing, and sealing applications in consumer appliances.
Alternatives include EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer) rubber, nitrile rubber, and silicone rubber for extreme temperature applications. Current trends include developing peroxide-curable grades, improved low-temperature performance, sustainable versions, and specialty grades with enhanced processability. Major sub-types include ethylene-methyl acrylate (EMA), ethylene-ethyl acrylate (EEA), ethylene-butyl acrylate (EBA), and ethylene-methacrylate (EMA).
