Rubber Bellow Materials
The rubber material selection plays a crucial role in the performance of the rubber bellow in the actual application. Shalimar Engineered Rubber maintains an in house lab that can customize existing compounds to meet virtually any application demand. Below you'll find a selection of the common rubber bellow materials & compounds to assist you with your bellow application demands.
Standard Bellow Materials
Speciality Bellow Materials
Speciality compounds developed from raw materials allows Shalimar to tailor bellows to the highest application demands.
Rubber Bellows Materials » Standard & Speciality Compounds
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High Temperature - Standard |
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120 °C |
100 °C |
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High Temperature - Special |
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Low Temperature - Standard |
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Due to the number of interacting forces, it is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOUR ELASTOMER SELECTION BE RIGOROUSLY TESTED IN THE ACTUAL APPLICATION, performance assumptions must be checked so that you are certain that all variables have been carefully considered.
Rubber Bellow Materials » Custom Compounds
Our custom material compounds are individually engineered to your application requirements. Using polymers based on our own raw materials for your application allows us to design the highest performance materials to satisfy even the most rigid of functional demands. Using our in house rubber compound experts with a global materials database, and the latest in testing software gives us the edge in creating the perfect compound for your application. Finally our computer controlled procedures ensures the highest quality standards in the compounding and the manufacturing processes.
If you would like to speak with a member of our Engineering Team please call us at +91 11 27352466, 27351467, 47731114.
