SBR is the abbreviation for Styrene-Butadiene Rubber and is a general term for rubbers based on styrene and butadiene. SBR can be produced with a high proportion of styrene and butadiene to create a purer SBR rubber, or blended with other rubber materials such as natural rubber, chloroprene, and EPDM.
Many usesA cost-effective alternative
When price is more important than technical requirements for the material, SBR is a good option. It can be used either in its purer form or as a blended alternative where a pure technical rubber is not strictly necessary.
The material is very cost-effective compared to other rubbers and is suitable for spacers, shock absorbers, more durable packaging, mats, rubber scrapers, or rope protectors.
The material is available in several patterns, such as checkered, ribbed, narrow-ribbed, and wide-ribbed, in both gray and black. It is very common for mats in various industries and stores, precisely because of its low price and the effective scratch protection it provides for shelves and workbenches.
Ergonomic standing mats are typically manufactured with an SBR fabric surface.
SBR is used in car tires, where 50–70% of the tire is made of SBR. For us, this is proof of the material’s durability.
Another interesting fact about this material is that, to eliminate the rubber odor from the decorative patterned rubber mats, vanillin is mixed into the material to improve its scent. Here at Cabseal, we know of no other material in which vanillin is added as an ingredient to an industrial material.