Manufacturers and suppliers of butyl washers, seals, gaskets, strips, and more.

When you need an air-tight seal, you need butyl rubber. Frequently used within the roofing and construction sectors, this is a copolymer rubber – which just means it is made from more than one material. In this case, Butyl Rubber is made of a copolymer between isobutylene – from whence it gets its name, and isoprene.
Since it is such a flexible yet sturdy product, butyl rubber has many uses as an aid to protective seals. Inner tubes of your tyres may be made from this rubber. It is used to make O-rings, caulks, and even engine oils. In fact, butyl rubber is even present in chewing gum.
As an industrial manufacturer of notoriety in England and Wales, our Birmingham-based plant can happily provide your business with all the butyl rubber parts that it may need. We have decades of experience in helping businesses in the food, personal care, paper, and chemical industries to create butyl washers and gaskets specific to their tasks.

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Butyl Rubber Products

RH Nuttall Ltd have the advanced equipment, skills, and industry knowledge necessary to produce butyl rubber products en masse, for those in need. Suitable for large or small orders, we can manufacture what you need to order, when you need it.
Typical butyl rubber products we manufacture in Britain include:
• Butyl Washers
• Butyl Rubber Gaskets
• Butyl Seals
• Butyl Rubber Strips
• Butyl sheets

Washers

The purpose of a butyl washer is to provide extra sealing properties to a join. This material also provides that join with vibration dampening, without which machinery will suffer over time. The airtight nature of the butyl rubber makes these washers extra safe for chemical use.

Gaskets

Butyl gaskets are both versatile and resilient. They do not wear due to environmental factors like other materials might. They also retain those vibration and noise dampening qualities alongside that airtight seal.

Seals

Although useful in the automotive and construction industries, the sealing properties of butyl make excellent window seals. The airtight nature prevents transference of heat, allowing for cooler temperatures within the rubber fibres, even if the day stays hot.

Strips

Stirps of butyl rubber can be found in the roofing industry, where sheets are used as an extra barrier to keep out the wet weather. These strips can be used in other places, such as in damp-proofing your cellar, to keep out water.

Sheets

RH Nuttall Limited typically provide tyre manufacturers with strips of butyl rubber for their production line. We also see this rubber sheeting sold to factories which produce other things which have smaller parts of butyl rubber. Electronics and vehicles are but two examples.

Uses and Applications of Butyl in the Production Industry


As well as its use in washers, gaskets, seals, strips, and sheets, butyl rubber has multiple uses in production when processed by the relevant industry. Butyl Rubber manufactured by RH Nuttall Ltd is used to make:
• Fuels
• Lubricants and grease
• Explosives (as a binding agent for C4)
• Sporting equipment
• Speakers, alongside our speaker fabric covers
• Roofing
• Winter-proofing
• Bottle stoppers
• Chemical warfare (protection)
• Insulated windows
• The food industry
• Automotive design

What Temperatures Can Butyl Rubber Withstand?


Butyl Rubber has a great range of temperatures in terms of avoiding both freezing and boiling points. It also has a high chemical resistance, making it useful for the chemical production industries. The air-tight seal is an added bonus, particularly when dealing with volatile chemicals which cannot be exposed to the air in case of a reaction.

Any Butyl Rubber Gaskets, Sheets, or Strips Abide by these Temperature Resistances:

• Lowest Temperature for Butyl Rubber = -45 degrees Celsius.
• Highest Temperature for Butyl Rubber = +130 degrees Celsius.
This allows a huge working range wherein butyl rubber can withstand the heat or the cold. This widens its uses and makes it suitable across all industrial sectors.

Butyl Rubber Density

Butyl rubber is a fairly low density material for the broad range of temperatures that it remains stable within. Although the butyl has a high molecular weight, it remains at a density of between 0.913 and 0.920.

Bespoke Butyl Rubber Shapes and Sizes
No matter what your chosen design is for butyl rubber sheeting RH Nuttall Limited have the top of the range equipment needed to shape and size it. If you have particular needs and want a factory capable of handling the production, then we are the Great British manufacturing firm that you have been looking for. Contact us today to discuss custom butyl rubber orders with our knowledgeable and friendly team.