The Benefits of Using foam rubber supplier

As a specialist foam rubber supplier, in addition to providing a wide range of foam rubber sheet materials, we also manufacture an extensive range of foam rubber products, including gaskets, washers, mouldings, extrusions and fabrications to suit applications within a wide range of industries. 

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Let's discuss the definition of foam rubber, its key advantages, and the range of foam materials CB Frost can supply.

What is Foam Rubber?

Rather than referring to a single material, foam rubber is a term given to any synthetic rubber material that has been manufactured to feature an air pocket filled cellular structure. Gas bubbles are introduced into liquid rubber materials via a foam agent. The liquid material is then cured to create solid foam material, ready for cutting and converting into a wide range of products. 

Rubber foam was first produced in by Dunlop and has been used commercially in many industries since the s.

The Advantages of Foam Rubber Products

So why use foam polymers? Essentially, both closed cell and open cell foam materials feature a number of useful protective qualities and are used in products and services that we come across every day.

Shock absorption and vibration isolation

Foam materials feature an excellent ability to absorb and cushion the force of impact. As a result they come in useful in many sectors. For example, foam rubbers to absorb shock and impact for machines, protecting them from wear. Foams are also used to protect people, providing cushioning in vehicles. Foam rubber is even used as an underlay for carpets and flooring to allow for more bounce, leaving the surface feeling more comfortable underfoot!

Waterproofing and chemical resistance

Closed cell foam materials are waterproof and moisture resistant, so they are suited well to applications where the prevention of moisture ingress is important. Foams are also resistant to resting chemicals and oils.

Heat resistance and thermal insulation

Foam rubbers are widely used as a thermal insulation material within a number of different industries, including construction, packaging, HVAC systems, automotive and rail vehicles. As well as being flame and smoke resistant, and withstanding extreme temperatures, foam insulation materials are highly effective in regulating temperature.

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Noise Insulation

As well as regulating heat, foam insulation also acts as an effective soundproofing material, helping to block out outside noises for buildings and vehicles.

Ease of conversion

Not only do rubber foam materials boast a range of advantageous characteristics, they can be converted into the required shapes for many applications via a range of manufacturing methods, including:

• Cutting into Sheet material
• Cutting into Strip/tape
• Cutting into Gaskets and washers
• Extrusion
• Moulding
• Fabrication

CB Frost Foam Materials

As a specialist foam rubber supplier, we stock and convert a number of foam materials to suit various industries and applications, including:

• EPDM Foam
• Polyethylene Foam
• Polyurethane Foam
• PVC Foam
• Silicone Foam
• PORON® Foam
• ArmaFlex Insulation Foam

Foam rubbers are durable materials made of varying blends of polymers and elastomers that produce some of the most versatile and unique materials in the world of foam. With their substantial list of applications and characteristics, neoprene sheets and gymnastic rubber are two of the most useful and utilitarian products in Foam Factory, Inc.'s catalog, and can easily be customized to fit any application for which their attributes provide the best solution.

A medium-weight, resistant material, neoprene is a foam rubber available in multiple variations. The three major types include chloroprene rubber (CR), styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) and ethylene-propylene-diene-monomer (EPDM). These varying blends create slight variations in the material, with each having their own set of performance characteristics and best applications.

The simplest and 'purest' form because of its lack of blending is the CR foam rubber, the oldest of the three. This material is durable, but not to the degree of some of the blended forms which have undergone formulaic additions to enhance performance attributes. Still, this material performs well as seals, bearings and in gasket applications because of its resistance to water and many oils and fluids. SBR is a blending of the monomers styrene and butadiene, developed during World War II to compete with natural rubber and compensate for its supply shortage. The advantages over natural rubber include better water, organism, and abrasion resistance, as well as better flex and tear resistance and tensile strength.

Foam Factory carries the blended EPDM rubber as their neoprene product. This formulation of monomers allows excellent moisture and temperature resistance which makes it useful in gasket and insulation applications. It is very resistant to weather, sunlight, chemicals, oxidation and petroleum derivatives like similar formulations, but it also includes Ozone resistance, a quality not all other materials possess. A very consistent foam rubber, this closed-cell foam is cut into sheets as thin as 1/8', or as thick as 2', and is available in regular and high quality. These rubber sheets have even been used to line roofs and aid in the collection of rainwater, as it is a non-toxic material. EPDM also holds an advantage in cost over CR neoprene rubber by using more affordable materials in its blend.

Gymnastic rubber is another widely recognized high density foam rubber product. These durable sections of black foam are frequently seen as matting or padding in school gymnasium flooring or as a fitness flooring in health clubs. Gym rubber products are based similarly to the neoprene types, with a butadiene rubber formula, but including nitriles as well (NBR). The materials Foam Factory stocks are polyvinyl-chloride nitrile-butadiene-rubber, or PVC/NBR. These dense, flexible forms of foam rubber have many applications beyond their athletic flooring uses. Gym rubber is frequently used as kneeling and camping mats because it is able function as a foam cushion for hard surfaces while still providing enough stability and strength to keep users from bottoming out to the ground. Its insulation values keep people warm on the ground as sleeping pads, as well as allowing it to be used for building insulation because of the relatively small space it takes up for the amount of insulating performance it provides. This product is cut most typically in sheet form but can be modified to contain interlocking edges for temporary or traveling mat setups.

Foam rubbers provide a range of services that go from money-saving and practical like insulation, to recreational and interactive like exercise mats. The variances in formula allow many different products to share core traits while tailoring them to special jobs at the same time. The benefits of foam rubbers can be applied to all of their applications, with their specialization making each one stand out as an individually useful material.