Fluoropolymer materials
for low temperatures
Whenever seals have to provide
outstanding resistance to
chemicals as well as to high
temperatures, fluoropolymers
are the materials of choice.
Particularly in automotive
engineering, but also in mobile
hydraulics, resistances down to
-40 C are required. With a range
of advanced developments Parker
offers fluoropolymer materials that
easily meet even these exacting
low-temperature requirements.
Thanks to their very good chemical
and temperature resistances
fluoroelastomers are suitable for
universal uses and thus rank among
the most important sealing materials
available. In addition, fluoropolymer
materials typically exhibit no shrinkage
after exposure to media in the
application. Even when used with
heavily swelling mineral oils there
will only be a moderate increase in
volume. This is another reason why
fluoroelastomers are the optimum
solution for many applications.
While the low-temperature properties
down to -17 C of standard copolymer
materials suffice in many applications,
automotive industry applications in
particular increasingly often require
low-temperature resistance down
to -40 C. Parker has developed a
portfolio of tailor-made fluoropolymer
compounds for various low-
temperature ranges using modern
raw materials. Within this portfolio,
V9145 easily meets the temperature
resistance requirement down to -40 C.
Fluororubber copolymers are made
from the monomers vinylfluoride (VF)
and hexafluoropropylene (HFP).
For the low-temperature fluororubbers,
terpolymers (see Fig. 1) from VF,
tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) and
perfluorinated ethers (PFE) are used,
and their low-temperature suitability
VF
CH2 CF2 CF2
n m
carbon (C) hydrogen (H)
Fig. 1 Structure of a low-temperature fluororubber
can be systematically adjusted by
selecting the type and quantity of
these PFEs.
The effect of this PFE modification
on the subsequent sealing materials
is illustrated by Fig. 2. The dynamic-
mechanical analysis (DMA) method
is used to make the glass transition
temperature visible. The maximum of
the loss modulus E is regarded as
the measured value in this analysis.
The maximum values for the standard
material V3681 as well as for three
other low-temperature-optimised
materials are stated in Table 1, which
shows that material V9145 easily
meets the requirement of -40 C.
Thanks to very good chemical
compatibility with standard hydraulics
and pneumatics media based on
mineral oil, PAO, HEPR, HEPG, HETG
and HEES as well as with oil/water
PFE TFE
CF2 CF2 CF2 CSM
O
I
R
fluorine (F) oxygen (O)
emulsions and with media used in the
automotive industry such as fuels or
natural gas V9145 can be used for a
wide range of applications.
The material can be bonded with metal
as well.
Of course, V9145 like all the other
aforementioned materials meets
the requirements of GADSL, RoHS,
WEEE, ZEK 01-08 Category 3,
also with regard to PAH, PFOS or
polybrominated ethers.
 Material E max. [C]
10000 1000
V3681 -16

V3681-80 V9153-70 V8550 -24

-42,0 V8550-80 V9145-90 800
1000
V9153 -32
Storage modulus (MPa)

Loss moduluss (MPa)

-23,9 V9145 -42
-15,9 600
Table 1 Loss modulus (E)
100
maximum values
-31,9 400

10
200

1 0
-80 -40 0 40 80 120 160
Temperatur (C)

Fig. 2 Loss and storage modulus curves of fluoropolymers

Physical data V9145

Test Standard Dimension Result
Hardness DIN 53 505 Shore A 90 5
Density DIN EN ISO 1183-1 g/cm 1.89 0.03
Modulus 100 % DIN 53 504 MPa 6 11
Tensile strength DIN 53 504 MPa 10
Ultimate elongation DIN 53 504 % 100
Tear strength DIN ISO 34-1 Method B N/mm 8
Compression Set 24 h / 200 C ISO 815 / 7.5.1 B, 10% Verf. % 35
Low temperature properties VDA 675 117 C < -37

Properties Media
Low-temperature flexibility (-40 C) Mineral oils, PAO
Very good media compatibility or hydro-crack oils
Metal bonding is possible HEPR, HEPG, HETG, HEES
For mobile hydraulics or automotive applications Oil/water emulsions
No prohibited or declarable ingredients according Fuels, natural gas
to GADSL (PFOS, PAK)
Conforms to RoHS, WEEE, PAH Category 3 (ZEK 01-08)

2009 Parker Hannifin Corporation Subject to change Bulletin No. 8/2009 April

Parker Hannifin GmbH & Co. KG

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