Which failure mode matters first?
Cracking, swelling, abrasion, creep, burst, coupling movement and compression loss each point toward different materials and tests.
Performance Data
Material benchmarks for engineering and purchasing alignment
Use this page as a practical reference point before sending an inquiry. Final values depend on compound, construction and test method, but these benchmarks help teams describe the kind of evidence they need.
Benchmark table
Common data points requested in Goodyear material reviews
| Material group | Typical properties | Decision use |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrile and oil-resistant elastomers | Hardness, tensile, elongation, oil swell, compression set | Seals, pads, gaskets and components exposed to oil or fuel-adjacent environments |
| EPDM and weatherable rubber | Ozone resistance, heat aging, water resistance, compression recovery | Outdoor profiles, weatherstrips, utility equipment and infrastructure assets |
| Engineering polymer compounds | Melt flow, impact strength, heat deflection, color consistency | Molded or extruded parts that require processing stability and repeatable appearance |
| Hydraulic and pneumatic hose assemblies | Working pressure, burst pressure, impulse cycles, bend radius | Fluid power systems where routing, duty cycle and coupling compatibility drive safety |
Performance data should never be treated as decoration. A useful data package tells engineering what the material can tolerate, tells purchasing what substitutions are risky and tells quality which incoming checks matter. Goodyear encourages customers to define the relevant test method before sampling so that evaluation time is spent on the right comparison. For one program, oil swell may decide success. For another, impulse pressure or color drift may be the limiting factor.
How to read the data
Three practical questions before final specification
What is the real operating envelope?
Short exposure at high temperature may require a different answer than constant exposure at moderate temperature.
Who must approve the evidence?
Design engineering, quality, the end customer and regulatory teams may each need a different document from the same material review.
Ask for a data package matched to your application
Send the property targets, standard references and operating conditions. Goodyear can respond with the data categories needed for an efficient comparison.