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Inner beauty Inner Tube Compounds

The inner tube of a hose is Type Features
offered in several different
®
rubber compounds. Each rubber PKR Rubber Excellent resistance to ozone and weathering; good heat
compound can react differently to resistance. Good resistance to petroleum-based fluids.
the media being conveyed. The Synthetic Rubber Excellent resistance to petroleum-based fluids and
inner tube must also resist effects environmentally friendly fluids.
of high or low temperatures
and environmental elements. Butyl Rubber Very good weathering resistance. Good physical properties.
The table on the right highlights Poor resistance to petroleum-based fluids.
popular rubber compounds used EPDM Rubber Excellent resistance to phosphate ester fluids and dry air.
for hose inner tubes: Poor resistance to petroleum-based fluids.

Strong like spiral 100R4, 100R12 and 100R13
bends like braided type hoses, reducing hose length
requirements by up to 47%. The
Looking for flexible hose that can tighter bend radius means fewer
be routed in tight spaces?
bent tube fittings, and longer life
in applications where machinery
Parker has a full line of hoses movement causes hoses to bend GlobalCore Hose has
designed for one-half SAE bend sharply. It also means reduced half the bend radius of its SAE
radius at full SAE pressure. These inventory requirements for you. counterpart and a significantly
hoses plumb and bend tighter smaller bend radius than
than other SAE 100R1, 100R2, corresponding-size Parker
conventional spiral hose.

GlobalCore Bend Radius
TM
Not only is it 1/2 the bend radius, but it takes
1/3 less effort to bend.

GlobalCore 797TC-12 SAE 100R15
TM
has 1/2 the
Bend Radius

21"

10-1/2"

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