CRYOGENIC RUBBER FOAM
At the temperature (-50°C), where the mechanical behaviour of conventional NBR materials changes, with the rubber increasingly losing flexibility through hardening. However, cryogenic rubbe foam products maintain full strength and flexibility over the temperature range of -200°C to +125°C. This ensures that vibration and impacts can be absorbed, with the risk of cracking from extreme temperature cycling or mechanical strain considerably reduced. The closed cell material has a very low thermal conductivity and also a high resistance to water vapour transmission providing a “built-in” vapour barrier. These characteristics reduce the risk of corrosion under insulation (CUI), providing significant savings on installation, while the cryogenic foams, unlike rigid foams, also eliminate the need for expansion joints or additional vapour barriers to achieve even further installation savings.
