Applications NBR is considered the workhorse of the rubber products of the automotive and industrial industries. By selecting an elastomer with the appropriate acrylonitrile content in balance with other properties, NBR is used in a wide variety of application areas requiring oil, fuel, and chemical resistance. In the automotive area, NBR is used in water handling applications and in fuel and oil handling hose, seals and grommets. With a temperature range of minus 40 to plus 125 degree Celsius, NBR materials can withstand all automotive applications. This form of synthetic rubber because of its resilience is the perfect material for disposable lab, cleaning, and examination gloves.