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Liquid that causes plastic or rubber to expand?


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Hello,

 

Sometime ago I did read somewhere that some liquid caused plastic or rubber to expand to a considerable larger size. But I can't remember where I read it...

So does anyone know which liquid ( a solvent ?) this is and what material it causes to expand?

Thanks in advance

 

Rob

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Many solvents swell plastics and rubbers, but which solvents for which plastics and rubbers are important considerations. Try looking up a solvent incompatibility sheet.

 

One I know off the top of my head: EPDM rubber is massively swollen by aromatic hydrocarbons (benzene, toluene, xylene, etc.)

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