Butyl rubber is one of the most commonly used rubber
materials used in the manufacturing of a wide range of industrial rubber
products. The remarkable properties of butyl rubber like excellent
impermeability/air retention and good flex properties, make it a key polymer
for a wide range of technical rubber applications. For more information on
this type of rubber, check out our section on
. We present below the use of butyl rubber in various
applications:
Butyl Rubber Applications
Automotive
Tires
One of the most popular use of butyl rubber is in the making of automotive
tires. The first commercial use of butyl rubber was seen in the tire inner
tubes. Regular butyl provide excellent inflation pressure retention for
truck, bicycle, industrial, agricultural and specialty tires. Butyl rubber
is capable to produce more durable tubeless tires with the air retaining
inner liner chemically bonded to the body of the tire.
Healthcare The demands for elastomers are extremely high in the
medical and pharmaceutical sectors . Butyl rubber is usually preferred as it
ensures protection of sterile pharmaceutical products against external
contamination during use and storage. Butyl rubbers are widely used in
pharmaceutical rubber products, like closures, stoppers, caps, seals for
infusion containers, injection vials, blood collection tubes and other
phamaceutical bottles. Pharmaceutical stoppers and seals in various shapes
and sizes are made using butyl rubber, which provides high cleanliness and
gas/moisture barrier in these.
Industrial Applications
The excellent properties of high damping, resistance to heat aging,
resistance to ozone, and barrier properties make them perfect for
manufacturing automotive vibration control, hoses and gaskets. Butyl rubbers
are also used to improve formulations for conveyor belts, tank linings and
condenser packaging.
Construction
Butyl rubber is also used in the construction industry. Using butyl
rubbers, the weather ability of asphalt, contact cement and sealant tapes
can be improved.
Adhesives
Use butyl rubbers to provide adhesive properties in tapes, valve cement,
and flooring adhesives.
Consumer products
Butyl rubbers are used in ball bladders for sports goods and electrical
appliance condenser packing. Excellent air retention properties make butyl
rubber a major component in bladders used in the sporting goods industry.
Similarly the low permeability and chemical inertness of butyl rubber makes
it ideal to make condenser packing for electrical appliances. Butyl rubber
is used for making the gum base in chewing gums.