Test Details
This test method simulates how vulcanized rubber products, or products made from vulcanized rubber or other fabrics coated with vulcanized rubber, perform when exposed to various liquids (fluid compatibility) while in service use. This test is designed to evaluate the following types of specimens: vulcanized rubber cut from standard sheets, fabrics coated with vulcanized rubber, or finished rubber products; but is not applicable to cellular rubbers, porous composition rubbers, or compressed sheet packing.
Types of materials typically tested with this method are:
- Seals
- Gaskets
- Hoses
- Diaphragms
- Sleeves