Rubber Performance Data
Rubber Tubing Specifications
| Tubing Size | ID | OD | Wall Thickness |
Cross-Sectional Area |
Tension at 300% elongation |
| "Mosquito Hand Launch" | 1/16" | 1/8" | 1/32" | ? sq.in. | ? lbs. |
| "Hand Launch" | 1/16" | 3/16" | 1/16" | 0.024 sq.in. | 4.2 lbs. |
| "Two Meter" | 1/8" | 1/4" | 1/16" | 0.037 sq.in. | 6.5 lbs. |
| "Standard" | 1/8" | 3/8" | 1/8" | 0.098 sq.in. | 17 lbs. |
| "Heavy Duty" | 1/8" | 7/16" | 5/32" | 0.138 sq.in. | 24 lbs. |
| "Bungee" | 1/4" | 1/2" | 1/8" | 0.147 sq.in. | 26 lbs. |
| "Heavy Duty Bungee" | 1/4" | 5/8" | 3/16" | 0.257 sq.in. | 45 lbs. (wow!) |
| Modulus of Elasticity @ 300% | (for | all | rubber | tubing) | 175 lbs./sq.in. |
Rubber Tubing Performance Curve
Typical Tension v.
Displacement Curve for Hollyday Designs' High-Start Rubber. Shown: HS-550
Performance curves for
all other sizes are coming soon.
Tension is measured with this high-quality, zero-adjustable linear spring guage. Accuracy +- 0.5 pounds.