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inflatable water/heat resistant rubber pillow
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SOLIDMODEL1
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What about the same material used for a washing machine door seal.
I'm not sure EPDM would have enough tensile (1500-2000 typ psi) to work but what about urethane film (4000-6000 tensile), heat sealed with an inflation fitting? Urethane films are readily available, EPDM is not. Urethane (tpu varieties) is heat sealable; EPDM is a thermoset and would have to be blow molded and the mold would be very expensive. For water, polyether-based urethane may be better to evaluate than polyester based urethane.
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