How do I choose among the Nam Liong sponges?
Nam Liong Global Corporation,Tainan Branch. produces many different kinds of foams with various polymers for different applications, such as water sports, outdoor products, protection accessories, gasket for automobile, etc. Different application has it requirements, for example, flame-retardant, weather resistance, chemical resistance, high elongation and so on. You may choose the suitable polymer based on the characteristics you need for the applications.
【Consumer-use product】For example, shoes, bag, sports protection accessories, swimwear, fitness suit, wetsuit…etc. You may refer to below table and chart for the suitable polymer.
| Thermoplastic | CR | CR/SBR | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water & wind proof | ◎ | ◎ | ◎ |
| Soft and elastic | △ | ◎ | ○ |
| Compression and recovery | △ | ◎ | ○ |
| Light-weight | ◎ | ○ | ○ |
| Color availability | ◎ | △ | △ |
| Eco-friendly | ◎ | ○ | △ |
| Applications | Bag, sneakers, sport supports… | Diving suit, surfing suit, swimwear, medical supports… | Bag, boots, sport supports, fitness suit… |
◎: Excellent ○: good △: Fair
【Industrial-use product】For example, headlight gasket for automobile, shock absorption material for battery, buffer material for machine, sound-insulation material for trail industry…etc. You may consider among Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomers (EPDM), Chloroprene Rubber Sponge (CR), Chloroprene Rubber / Styrene butadiene rubber (CR/SBR) and Styrene butadiene rubber / Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomers (SBR/EPDM) for different requirements.
| EPDM | SBR/EPDM | CR | CR/SBR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical strength | ☉ | △ | ◎ | ○ |
| Flame retardant | △ | ☉ | ◎ | ○ |
| Oil resistance | △ | ☉ | ◎ | ○ |
| Compression resistance | ☉ | △ | ◎ | ○ |
| Chemical resistance | ◎ | ☉ | ○ | △ |
| Weather resistance | ◎ | ○ | ☉ | △ |
◎: Excellent ○: Very good ☉: Good △: Fair
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