Strong elastomers can be found in many places—construction, cars, and even at your doorway—because of the resilience they provide. They tend to be tough and solid elastomer materials, able to resist being stretched out to breaking point. This is thanks to their high level of tensile strength. High tensile hard rubber is a type of durable rubber material that assists with many applications and offers customers some great protective qualities. Many positive characteristics come from synthetic and natural firm rubber materials alike.
First, you may be wondering what exactly tensile strength is and how it relates to hard rubber. Tensile strength measures the force required to pull something to its breaking point. It is a way of measuring the amount of force a material can take before it fails. The higher the tensile strength of rubber is, the more force it can endure. It is often noted using the label of PSI. PSI simply indicates tensile strength. In general, the high tensile products tend to be made of hard rubber because the applications that they are used in simply demand tough and durable rubber components.
“Corrugated Ramp-Cleat” Rubber Runners
- Protects subsurfaces against heavy weights
- Outdoor floor mats great for different weather conditions
- Easy to clean with a water hose and common detergents
- Temporary installations with the use of double-sided tape
- Perfect for use as ramp flooring, industrial mat, marine pathway flooring, fitness center mats, outdoor walkway mats, horse trailer floor matting, and much more
Loves an Uphill Battle: These runner mats are designed for use at inclines. Whether you need to put it down on a ramp or a steep walkway, it will continue to function as a sturdy floor protector and as dependable no-slip mats. The ribbed rubber texture is meant to provide feet with an enhanced level of grip when moving uphill or downhill.
SBR Protection: These black rubber mats are ideal to use as outdoor floor mats thanks to the styrene butadiene rubber that makes them up. SBR is a very reliable type of rubber to have in wet weather conditions. These runner mats will not crack or mold under a prolonged exposure to moisture. Even when wet, SBR never loses the excellent level of grip it provides for your feet.
Scrapes Away Debris: The corrugated ribbed rubber surface assists in keeping your shoes clean. These high quality black rubber mats scrape dirt and mud off of incoming footwear and keeps it trapped on the surface. This quality is especially useful in wet and messy regions.
Here are some benefits and traits of the heavy and firm rubber rolls and sheets. These are always good to know when you are looking for a rubber part that you intend to use for any physically demanding application.
- Resilience: This quality is what identifies durable rubber. An elastomer’s ability to withstand damage from constant use, to be resistant to outside forces that may impact the rubber, and to be reliable is what gives hard rubber its outstanding resilience. If rubber were not resilient, it would not be a popular material to use today.
- Good Tensile Strength: The higher the tensile strength of rubber, the higher the abrasion and tear resistance an elastomer has. Hard rubber provides for better and more durable products. When a PSI level of an elastomer is higher it means that it can withstand more pressure and stress before failure than an elastomer with a lower PSI level. An example of this would be skirt board rubber, a synthetic elastomer that is offered in three different PSI levels. Each skirtboard product presents distinct abilities because of the varying PSI units. One product has more or less resistance than the other because of this.
- Often Abrasion and Impact Resistant: In direct relation to the overall tensile strength of rubber, heavy-duty and durable rubber is often abrasion and impact resistant. When the tensile strength is high, so is the material’s ability to last through constant dynamic uses. Hard rubber products can handle repeated physical impacts, hard abrasive materials like metal weights and rocks, and much more.
- Wear and Tear Resistant: Just like abrasion and impact resistance, a product offering heavy duty capabilities will often times be able to resist wear and tear. This means that this firm rubber can go through many dynamic uses but not wear down quickly or fail suddenly. Hard rubber materials of a synthetic origin, such as styrene butadiene rubber and skirtboard, can provide a user with these crucial advantages. Pure gum is an example of a non-synthetic rubber that is tear resistant and exudes great elasticity before failure.
- Cloth-Insertion Help: Many mats, sheets, or rolls can be inserted with cloth or fabric to make the elastomer more durable and tough, especially when it needs to be mechanically fastened. When they are bolted into place and have a cloth fabric inside of them they are less prone to dragging and tearing. The different types of rubber that can be inserted with cloth include: styrene butadiene rubber, EPDM, nitrile, and neoprene. All of these products serve as the ideal durable rubber sheets when fastening is needed.
These characteristics demonstrate the abilities that various heavy-duty elastomers possess. Hard rubber provides customers with wear-resistant qualities that are ideal for many different abrasive functions. When you think of strong abrasion resistant products, think of their traits and the help they provide. More often than not, you will be thinking of a high tensile hard rubber.
“Maxx-Tuff” Heavy-Duty Mats
“Maxx-Tuff” Heavy-Duty Mats
- Helps reduce noise and vibration
- Easy to clean with water and common soap
- Diamond patterned subsurface grips onto floors below
- Eco-friendly reclaimed floor that is affordable and very durable
- Ideal for use as gym equipment mats or any other application that sees a lot of heavy equipment
Heavy Duty Protection: If anyone has any doubts about how thick and durable these mats are, they only need to take one good look at them. These thick mats are designed to be used for heavy-duty applications. For example, if they are used as gym equipment mats, they will easily absorb the shock and pressure of heavy weight equipment being placed on them without suffering a scratch. Better yet, the floors underneath these heavy-duty mats will also be secure from damage.
Designed for Traction: All across the surface of this 4 x 6 rubber mat is a unique honeycomb design. The purpose of this design is to provide a better grip and more traction for feet. More traction means more safety and a far lower likelihood of slipping and falling. Rubber itself provides more traction for feet, but when it is formed into this design, this mat’s anti-slip quality significantly and noticeably improves.
