Product Description

Pure Gum Floating Natural Rubber

Light Tan Pure Gum Floating stock has superior resilience, tensile, elongation and abrasion resistance properties. Light Tan Natural Rubber is produced entirely with FDA approved ingredients per 21 CFR 177.2600.

Pure Gum Floating Natural Rubber has good tear strength and is resistant to water, most salts, mild acids, and many other chemicals. Not suited for environments involving ozone, strong acids, animal fats, oils, greases, and most hydrocarbons. Non-marking and safe to use for repeated food exposure. Light Tan in color. Also available in Black. Made in the USA.

Samples available upon request.

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Key Aspects

Temperature Range: -40°F to +160°F
Durometer (Shore A ± 5): 40
Tensile (psi.): 2700
Elongation (%): 600
Finishes Available: Smooth, Nylon
Talc: Talc-Free Available
Specification: ASTM D 2000 M1AA

FDA Approved Ingredients per 21 CFR 177.2600

We comply with the Buy American Act requirements.

Advanced Technical Details

Durometer
Hardness
(Shore A ± 5)
Thickness
(inches)
Width
(inches)
Tensile
PSI
Ultimate
Elongation
Percent
Temperature
Range
Estimated Weight
Per Linear Foot
(1/8" x 36")
Specifications
40
040R0149
1/16 - 1/2 36, 48 2700 600 -40°F to +160°F 1.91 lb ASTM D 2000
M1AA 417,
FDA approved ingredients
per 21 CFR 177.2600

Compound Number: 040R0149

Our rubber products are a proprietary blend of various polymers formulated to meet stated physicals and specifications. The named product polymer is not necessarily the primary polymer representing the highest percentage of the polymer blend. Determination of the suitability of the goods for the uses and applications contemplated by Buyer and others shall be the sole responsibility of the Buyer or user. No guaranty is given with respect to length of service on any particular application. Suggestions or recommendations made by Seller in its product literature concerning uses or applications of the goods are believed to be reliable, but Seller makes no warranty or guaranty of results to be obtained since the conditions of the use and application by Buyer and others are beyond Seller’s control. The specification listed here, ASTM, stands for the American Society for Testing and Materials which is the developer and provider of voluntary consensus standards, related technical information, and services. Their website can be found here: https://www.astm.org/. This specification, FDA Approved Ingredients per 21 CFR, refers to the inventory of substances authorized in Title 21 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (21 CFR) for uses in contact with foods as illustrated by the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA is responsible for protecting public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and more. This specification website can be found here: https://www.fda.gov/food/packaging-food-contact-substances-fcs/inventory-food-contact-substances-listed-21-cfr.

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