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DuPont Kalrez Brochure 2011 PDF
DuPont Kalrez Brochure 2011 PDF
perfluoroelastomer parts
DuPont Kalrez parts help stretch your Maintaining sealing force at high
mean time between repair (MTBR) temperatures to reduce leakage
and lower your maintenance costs. Containing fewer ingredients that
Their durability minimizes unscheduled extract into the process
downtime while letting you extend
time between routine inspections Providing lower outgassing in vacuum
and replacement cycles for critical sealing
components. Meeting stringent FDA regulations for
purity and cleanliness
Increase productivity
By reducing the frequency of seal ISO 9001 quality assured with full
changes, repairs and inspections, you can traceability
increase process and equipment uptime Kalrez parts are made only by DuPont, a
for greater productivity and yield. fully integrated manufacturer of Vespel
parts and shapes, Viton fluoroelastomers
Increase safety and Neoprene rubber polymers, as well
Lasting longer and performing better than as perfluoroelastomer parts. Kalrez parts
other elastomers, Kalrez helps reduce are manufactured in ISO 9001 quality
the risk of chemical exposure from certified facilities and packaged in a bar-
seal failure. coded bag for full traceability.
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DuPont Kalrez Offers a Variety of Products to Meet Your Application Needs
The DuPont Kalrez product line has Purity in food and pharmaceuticals Other demanding applications
been specifically designed to deliver
The regulatory requirements of the Because of its exceptional chemical and
outstanding performance in aggressive
food and pharmaceuticals industries temperature resistance, Kalrez was
process environments. Whether its
require increased awareness and first used in aerospace and downhole
resistance to acids, amines, ultrapure
stricter guidelines regarding product applications. Its outstanding resistance
de-ionized water, strong bases or high
safety. Kalrez parts for pharmaceutical to fuels, additives, lubricating oils and
temperatures, by selecting the Kalrez
applications offer cleanliness and corrosive chemicals has made Kalrez the
part that is best suited to a specific
chemical inertness with the resilience of product of choice in the most aggressive
application, manufacturers can improve
a true elastomer. With its combination of environments where seal failure is
seal performance in their operating
thermal and chemical performance and unacceptable.
environment.
rubber-like sealing ability, Kalrez offers
the pharmaceutical industry a new level
Broad chemical and temperature
of protection against contamination and
resistance in chemical/hydrocarbon
seal failure.
processing
Processing environments in chemical Electronics
and hydrocarbon plants are running
Kalrez parts help reduce the total
hotter, longer and with more aggressive
operating cost of wafer processing,
chemicals. In order to increase meantime
photovoltaic manufacturing processes,
between repair (MTBR) and improve
and flat panel display equipment by
safety, Kalrez has been the product
providing longer seal life and increasing
of choice. The industry standard has
meantime between repair. Unplanned
long been DuPont Kalrez 4079, but
maintenance due to incompatible sealing
increasing demands on production
materials can interfere with production
have called for new products with even
schedules, causing downtime. Kalrez
greater performance capabilities. Today,
parts can help improve sealing reliability in
the DuPont Kalrez Spectrum family of
processes that use high heat, aggressive
products expands on the chemical and
chemicals and plasma.
thermal properties of Kalrez 4079 to
better meet the requirements of these
applications.
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DuPont Kalrez Delivers the Broadest Chemical Resistance
Across the Board
Temperature
5 = best performance
Seal force
Steam
retention
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DuPont Kalrez Performs in High Temperature Applications and Processes
Service temperature range up to 327 C Maintains sealing force to keep Low compression set
Even after long-term exposure seals tight Kalrez parts exhibit low compression
to temperatures up to 327 C As proven in ISO 3384 tests, Kalrez
set, maintaining their elastic recovery
(620 F), DuPont Kalrez parts retain parts outperform other elastomers when to maintain tight seals over the long
their elasticity and recovery properties it comes to sealing force retention, a haul. Because Kalrez parts recover
better than other high-temperature measure of seal life. Even under harsh better under compression than other
elastomers. Their high-temperature and aggressive conditions, Kalrez will perfluoroelastomer parts, they maintain
properties, coupled with near universal retain its sealing force longer. And thanks their shape better under prolonged stress.
chemical resistance, enable Kalrez parts to its true-rubber resiliency, Kalrez
to withstand an extremely broad range of prevents leaks caused by creep, a major
process media. problem with PTFE.
100
Sealing Force Retention (% of initial force)
90 45
80
70 35
Kalrez 4079
Compression set, %
60
50 25
40
Kalrez 4079
30 15
Kalrez
Spectrum 7075 Kalrez Spectrum 7075
20
Silicone
10 Fluoroelastomer 5
0 0 200 400 600
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700
Test Duration (hours) Exposure, hr
Test method: ISO 3384: 1991, method A, 214 O-ring Test method: D395B, 214 O-ring
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DuPont Kalrez Increases Mean Time Between Repairs
in Tough Chemical and Hydrocarbon Processes
DuPont Kalrez KVSP reduces Kalrez provides long seal life in Kalrez KVSP valve stem packing
fugitive emissions and improves chemical and hydrocarbon processing system reduces friction
process control In pumps, valves, mechanical seals or In either manual or automatic controls,
analytical equipment, DuPont Kalrez you can improve valve performance,
perfluoroelastomer parts are proving their reduce maintenance costs and limit
value year in and year out. Their long-term fugitive emissions to less than 10 ppm
resistance to the harshest chemicals and with DuPont Kalrez KVSP. Kalrez
Vespel the highest temperatures makes them KVSP is a combination of Kalrez V-rings
resistant to swelling and embrittlement, and DuPont Vespel backup components
Kalrez
a leading cause of premature seal failure. that can handle temperatures up to
Whether its O-rings, custom shapes or 288 C. They provide a self-adjusting,
valve stem packing, Kalrez parts can maintenance-free alternative to graphite
improve your productivity, control fugitive and PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene)
emissions and reduce costly seal failures. packing systems.
Tested up to class 600 per ANSI/FCI 91-1-1994
Certified according to TA Luft requirements Through reduced friction, Kalrez KVSP
Meets requirements of Pressure Equipment improves process control variability,
Directive PED97/23/EC
resulting in improvements to both yield
and product quality. Friction data proves
that Kalrez KVSP performs at levels
comparable to PTFE packing sets. No
valve modifications are necessary and
adjustments are rarely needed after
installation to make Kalrez KVSP an
important upgrade to valve performance.
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DuPont Kalrez Delivers Integrity and Purity in Pharmaceutical Processes
600
550
500
450 Kalrez parts are much more
400 inert and cleaner than EPDM,
silicone and FKM, and very
350
similar to PTFE.
TOC (ppm)
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
EPDM Pt-Silicone FKM Kalrez Kalrez PTFE
6221 6230
EPA method 415; TOC tests performed on 1 sanitary seals, immersed in 50 mL of sterile WFI at 100 C/24 hrs.
The solution was then diluted to 100 mL and analyzed.
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Deliver Higher Yields in Electronics with DuPont Kalrez Parts
Seals in electronics manufacturing DuPont Kalrez UltraPure parts for wafer processing, photovoltaic
are subject to process conditions that offer lower contamination in reactive manufacturing processes, or flat panel
challenge seal performance. Chemical plasmas and cleaning gases, improved display equipment.
resistance that is nearly universal, vacuum-sealing performance and
coupled with superior high-temperature lower outgassing. In addition, Kalrez Kalrez parts are available in standard
properties, enables DuPont Kalrez UltraPure parts are manufactured AS568 O-ring sizes as well as metric and
parts to withstand virtually any process under clean-cell conditions and specially JIS O-ring sizes. Sheet stock and custom
mediaincluding plasmasat elevated cleaned and double packaged at Class geometries are available for die-cut
temperatures. 100 workstations. Kalrez provides gaskets or custom development.
long-term reliability in aggressive
In addition to providing superior chemical plasmas, deposition, thermal and wet
resistance and thermal stability, processing applications, whether its
Over 400 wafer batches (6 months) in a 250 C nitride 8 months seal life (35% more than competitive custom slit
LPCVD tube furnace valve seal) for DuPont Kalrez TriLobe in a TEOS PE-CVD
process
4x improvement in seal life and reduced seal sticking
vs. silicone in a 300 C nitride process Doubled seal life with a Kalrez seal in a plasma asher
Doubled seal life in a metal etch process compared to 8x to 14x improvement in seal life (over 3 months)
other perfluoroelastomers compared to a competitive perfluoroelastomer in plasma
asher showerhead seals
Seal life improved 10x over silicone in a plasma asher
door seal at 130 C Doubled seal life compared to a competitive
perfluoroelastomer in a PECVD slit valve application
Lower ionic extractables in a 100 C wet chemical
pump application Best overall performance in LPCVD using ClF3 cleaning
gas (lower outgassing and particle generation)
Over 6 months seal life in a large slit valve for Liquid
Crystal Display processing etcher
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DuPont Kalrez Parts Provide Superior Performance in Other Extreme Environments
Kalrez has proven its superior Field-proven across the industry for over
performance for more than 40 years in 40 years in applications such as:
such applications as:
Tubing-to-packer seals
Aviation, marine and industrial gas
Subsurface safety valves
turbine engines
Logging boots
Auxiliary power units
Casing tie-back seals
Hydraulic actuators
Survey tool seals
Bleed air valves and fittings
Slip-joint seals
In order to address the industrys need for
materials that withstand more aggressive
operating environments, the next
generation of aircraft/aerospace materials
were developed. These products, called
DuPont Kalrez AeroSeal, deliver
outstanding thermal stability and
compression set resistance, and have
excellent seal force retention.
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From Technical Assistance to Fast, Reliable Supply
You Get More than Just a Product
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Technical support for achieving optimum results
Depend on DuPont elastomers for the support you need to achieve optimum results in the shortest possible time.
Our worldwide R&D and application expertise can help you with:
The information set forth herein is furnished free of charge and is based on technical data that DuPont believes to be reliable and falls within the normal range of properties. It is intended for use by persons
having technical skill, at their own discretion and risk. This data should not be used to establish specification limits nor used alone as the basis of design. Handling precaution information is given with the
understanding that those using it will satisfy themselves that their particular conditions of use present no health or safety hazards. Since conditions of product use and disposal are outside our control, we
make no warranties, express or implied, and assume no liability in connection with any use of this information. As with any product, evaluation under end-use conditions prior to specification is essential.
Nothing herein is to be taken as a license to operate or a recommendation to infringe on patents.
Kalrez perfluoroelastomer parts are not routinely tested using the USP testing protocol. Cured samples made only from compounds 6221 and 6230 have been tested in accordance with USP protocols and meet
the requirements of a USP Class VI polymer. USP testing was done to support use of Kalrez parts in pharmaceutical processing and food processing applications. While USP Class VI compliance materials are
not required for pharmaceutical and food processing applications, many pharmaceutical and food processing customers including customers seeking ISO 9000 certification, have requested compliance. Testing
of any finished article that incorporates Kalrez perfluoroelastomer parts is the responsibility of the manufacturer or seller of the finished article if certification that meets USP standards is required.
Caution: Do not use in medical applications involving permanent implantation in the human body. For other medical applications, discuss with your DuPont customer service representative and read
Medical Caution Statement H-50103-3.
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Vespel, and Viton are registered trademarks or trademarks of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
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