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Elastomer is missing link

A Precision Polymer Engineering product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Apr 17, 2002

According to Precision Polymer Engineering, its new elastomer Kemex V76E fills the performance gap between fluoroelastomer and perfluoroelastomer seals in harsh engineering environments.

According to Precision Polymer Engineering, its new elastomer Kemex V76E fills the performance gap between fluoroelastomer and perfluoroelastomer seals in harsh engineering environments.

Until now engineers faced with processing a range of solvents at high temperature have had to choose between seals made from standard grades of expensive perfluoroelastomers or AFLAS (TFE/P) fluoroelastomers with poor compression sets and tensile strength.

Kemex bridges the performance gap by combining excellent physical properties with chemical resistance to strong bases, amines, steam and polar solvents in the operating temperature range -20 to +206C.

It is particularly impressive at low temperatures where Kemex outclasses its rivals The new elastomer is available in black or white in O-ring sizes up to 2000mm inside diameter as well as custom parts and composites.

"Kemex is a viable alternative for those chemical, petrochemical and pharmaceutical applications that can't justify the high cost of perfluoroelastomer seals or live with the poor physical performance of TFE/P elastomers", said Peter Cloney, managing director, PPE.

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