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What is neoprene? 

Neoprene was developed by DuPont De Nemours to replace natural rubber, resistant to oils. 

It was the first synthetic rubber. 

Neoprene is highly resistant to abrasion, albeit less so than natural rubber. 

Neoprene has excellent tactile properties and for touch and flexibility it closely resembles natural rubber, but it is much more resistant to chemicals, and it is more impermeable to gases, vapours and humidity. 

It resists well to ageing, sunlight, ozone, oxidation and atmospheric conditions. 

Neoprene stands up well to deterioration when in permanent contact with temperatures up to 95°C and intermittent contact with temperatures up to 150°C. 

At higher working temperatures, neoprene hardens and loses its elasticity. 

Neoprene is non-inflammable and incombustible. 

Neoprene remains flexible and usable at temperatures as low as -25°C; it becomes rigid at lower temperatures and breaks if temperatures drop below -40°C.

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