- Applications:Equipment & Parts, Connectors, Parts & Components
- Product Families:EP Rubbers (EPDM), Thermoset Elastomers, Parts & Shapes
- Chemical Family:Ethylene-Propylene Copolymers (EPR), Polyolefins
- Polymer Name:Ethylene Propylene Diene Terpolymer (EPDM)
- End Uses:Hoses, Gaskets, Diaphragms
Ethylene Propylene Diene Rubber (EPDM) is a copolymer manufactured from ethylene, propylene, and a small number of diene monomers. A small number of diene monomers form unsaturated groups pendant from the main saturated chain. These diene monomers provide cross-linking sites that allow EPDM to be vulcanized.