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Solid Rubber Materials
 ONLINE SHEET RUBBER STOCK, PRICES UPDATED DAILY
 Full line of Neoprene, Buna-n (nitrile, NBR), EPDM, Silicone, Viton (fluoroelastomer), SBR, Urethane, TPR (thermoplastic rubber), Perfluoroelastomers (e.g. Kalrez), Butyl...Selections include many commercial and high grades, classes, and engineered compounds including special application varieties like Cloth/Wire Inserted, Impregnated (silver, carbon, fiberglass, etc.), Electrically Conductive/Insulating, RF/EMI shielding, UL rated, FDA/Mil Spec grades...
Most elastomer compounds available in full or partial rolls or sheets, or slit, sheared or blanked to order, as well as die cut, extruded, molded, waterjet or otherwise fabricated custom shaped components.
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General Information
Metro Industries offers truly a one-stop shopping when it comes to solid rubber gaskets, seals, pads, cushions,
extrusions, molded parts, and other OEM rubber components. We have the inventory, equipment,
experience, and expertise necessary to meet the high demands of OEM rubber
components. We know that when it comes to your equipment, the parts
that go in it are never just rubber gaskets or only rubber seals, they are your business and reputation. Metro has worked closely with equipment manufacturers from a wide variety of industries for over 35 years ensuring that their rubber components not only work, but continue working in whatever temperature, atmosphere, pressure, or chemical extremes their customer's may subject them to.
There are three basic ways that
rubber is compounded and cured: Calendared Sheet Rubber, Extrusion, and
Molded. Sheet Rubber can be supplied in manufactured
roll, sheet, or slab form, but is typically slit, sheared, die cut, laser cut,
or water jet cut into standard
or custom configurations according to the application requirements. Molded and
Extruded Rubber products are
typically made according to their end application, but can also be processed
through various post-cure machine operations as necessary. Most rubber compounds can be
mixed, processed, and cured through any of these three methods.
The first issue to be resolved in
designing a rubber component is the rubber compound itself. Physical
property, application environment, and cost factors generally determine the best
compound for any given requirement. Then the numerous process
options must be weighed in the balance to determine the best method to arrive at
the desired configuration. Part or product size, configuration,
tolerance requirements, and quantity are usually the main considerations in
this.
Most rubber products can be made
through various different methods, which is why it is important for a supplier
to consider ALL the options objectively, not just the options that fit into
their own area of specialty. Metro Industries is just such a
supplier.
Rubber Compounds
Rubber compounds available include
various grades and specialized compounds of:
- Neoprene
- EPDM
- Fluoro-Elastomer (Vitonฎ)
- Silicone
- Styro-Butadiene (SBR)
- Buna-N (Nitrile)
- Red Rubber
- Natural and Gum
- Latex
- Fluoro-Silicone
- Thermoplastic (TPR)
- ECH
- Hypalon
- Urethane
Special Application Compounds
- UL, FDA, or NSF grades
- High Temperature
- Low Temperature
- Chemical Resistance
- Thermally conductive / insulating
- Dielectrically conductive / insulating
- Rubber Coated Wire Cloth
- Filled Rubber (silver, carbon, others)
- Cloth inserted rubber
- Diaphragm sheet
Related Pages:
Resources, Links, Technical Information on Elastomers (rubber)
"Viton" is a registered trademark of E.I. Dupont, Inc.
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