Commercial Grade Latex Tubing Amber and Black

Natural Rubber Latex Tubing Specification Sheet

Chemical Resistance:

Strong Alkalies - Fair

Weak Alkalies - Good

Strong Acids - Poor

Weak Acids - Good

Petroleum - Poor

Physical Properties:

Tensile Strength (psi) - 3500 min.

Ultimate Elongation - 750% min.

Hardness (Shore A) - 35 +/- 5

100% Modulus (psi) - 125 max.

Specific Gravity - 0.97 max.

Ozone Resistance:
Poor

UV Resistance:
Fair

Low Temperature Flex:

Brittle: -67 degrees F

Flexible: 0 degrees F

Recommended Sterilization:

Steam Autoclave 30 minutes @ 15 psi

Ethylene Oxide

Protein in Natural Rubber:
Less than 50 micrograms/gram. Fifty ug/g is detection limit of ASTM D5712-95.

Maximum Recommended Operating Temperature:

212 degrees F intermittent

158 degrees F continuous

Standard Tolerances:

Inside diameter:

• +/-0.015 inch on sizes up to 3/8 inch, proportionately greater on larger sizes.

Wall Thickness:

• 1/32 inch and 3/64 inch +/- 0.007 inch
• 1/16 inch and 5/64 inch +/- 0.010 inch
• 3/32 inch and 1/8 inch +/- 0.015 inch
• Wall thickness greater than 1/8 inch are gauged on the outside diameter tolerance.

Natural Rubber Latex Tubing meets or exceeds the physical properties of Commercial Item Description A-A-50247C Type I Class 1,2, and 3, Type III, Type IV, and Type V Class 1,2, and 3 which replaced Federal Specification ZZ-T-831D. Tubing is in compliance with USP Biological Classification IV.

We support the world-wide goal to eliminate the use of ozone depleting chemicals. We do not knowingly use a Class I or class II ozone depleting chemical as identified in the U.S. Clean Air Amendments of 1990 in the manufacturing process of our natural rubber latex tubing.