Diving suit
A diving suit made of a rubber material comprising HNBR (hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber) is disclosed, as well as a process for the production of the diving suit and the use of HNBR in a rubber material of a diving suit for use in contaminated water.
1. A diving suit having as a permeant barrier a layer of a rubber material comprising 40-70% HNBR (hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber).
2. The diving suit according to claim 1 , wherein said rubber material comprises 5-60% (w/w) of at least one filler.
3. The diving suit according to claim 2 , wherein said at least one filler is carbon black.
4. The diving suit according to claim 1 , wherein said rubber material comprises 5-30% (w/w) of at least one plasticizer.
5. The diving suit according to claim 1 , wherein said rubber material comprises 2-10% (w/w) of at least one curing agent.
6. The diving suit according to claim 1 , wherein said rubber material comprises 5-60% (w/w) of at least one filler, 5-30% (w/w) of at least one plasticizer and 2-10% (w/w) of at least one curing agent.
7. The diving suit according to claim 1 , wherein the rubber material has a weight of 1000-1100 g/m2 and has a puncture resistance of more than 64 N.
8. The diving suit according to claim 1 , wherein said diving suit comprises an inner fabric.
9. The diving suit according to claim 8 , wherein said inner fabric comprises polyester.
10. The diving suit according to claim 1 , wherein said diving suit comprises reinforcements on shoes, shoulders, crotch, elbows, knees and/or legs.