Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by composition]
6. organic material

Narrower term/s

• [elastomer by composition or origin][+]
  • epichlorohydrin elastomer
  • ethylene-propylene elastomer
  • fluorocarbon elastomer
  • butyl rubber
  • neoprene
  • nitrile elastomer
  • polybutadiene elastomer
  • polyethylene elastomer
  • polyisoprene [+]
    • silicone rubber
  • polysulfide elastomer
  • silicone elastomer [+]
    • fluorosilicone elastomer
    • polyvinyl siloxane [NP]
  • styrene-butadiene rubber
  • urethane elastomer (organic material)
  • spandex
  • vulcanite
  • fluoro rubber
  • ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber
• [elastomer by form][+]
  • foam rubber

Anotations

Scope note:

A synthetic polymer with elastic properties similar to natural rubber that can recover its original size after repeated extensions to more than twice its initial length. Examples of elastomers are polybutadiene, styrene-butadiene rubber, nitrile rubber, and butyl rubber.