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DuPont™ Vespel® Material Selection Guide

For High Temperature Bushings/Washers in Turbines, Jet Engines and Aircraft Applications

DUPONT™ VESPEL®
FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE BUSHINGS/WASHERS
Applications IN options for high load
• Fiber and metal reinforced product

• ThereTURBINES, JET ENGINES AND AIRCRAFT APPLICATIONS

applications. ASB grades utilize metal retainers with low
are a wide variety of locations on a jet engine and aircraft
friction/wear resistant liners.
where parts have relative motion that benefit from wear
resistant, low friction materials. • Broad material options allow for customized solutions to help
meet specific application requirements.
• Common applications are variable stages and actuation systems
Application
in jet engine compressors, bleed valve systems, valves, and
actuators for nacelles and aircraft surfaces.
• There are a wide variety of locations on a jet engine and
aircraft where parts have relative motion that benefit from
wear resistant, low friction materials.
Challenges
• Common applications are variable stages and actuation
• Damage can occur to expensive metal components such as
systems in jet engine compressors, bleed valve systems,
vanes from metal on metal engagement resulting in galling and
valves,components.
locked and actuators for nacelles and aircraft surfaces.

• Components need to withstand thermal excursions for

Challenges
duration of expected engine life with temperatures in excess
• of
Damage can °C.
600 °F/315 occur to expensive metal components such as
vanes from metal on metal engagement
• Bushings need to withstand resulting
impact, cantilever in galling
loading, and
and locked components.
accommodate designs with tight fits.
• • Most
Components need
jet engine to withstand
applications thermal
do not have excursions
lubrication. for
duration of expected engine life with temperatures in excess
• Each application has a unique set of operating conditions and
of 600 °F/315
requirements. °C.
• Bushings need to withstand impact, cantilever loading, and
accommodate designs with tight fits.
Solution
• Most jet engine applications do not have lubrication. 16
• DuPont™ Vespel® offers a wide variety of products that have 14.36
• demonstrated
Each application hasperformance
high a unique seton
ofbushing
operating conditions
and washer and 13.33
14
requirements.
applications across turbines, engines, and aircraft for more 12.55
than 40 years (see selection guide). Figure
12 1. DuPont Vibratory Rig Wear; 475 °F/25 hr/55 lb
Solution
• Product selection can be optimized to help provide a 9.47 9.55
Wall Wear, %

• customized
DuPont™ Vespel ®
offers a wide variety of products that have 1016
solution to your unique application conditions.
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demonstrated high performance on bushing and washer 13.33
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applications across turbines, engines, and aircraft for over 40 12.55
Features
years (seeand Benefits
selection guide). 612

• • High
Product selection can
temperature be optimized
material to help
capabilities provide a
in application 9.47 9.55
Wall Wear, %

410
customized solution
environments to your
in excess unique
of 600 °F/315application
°C.* conditions.
• Longer component life for higher cost mating components. 28
Features
• Potentialand Benefits
weight savings of 40% over aluminum and 75% over 6
0
• stainless
High temperature
steel and material
titanium capabilities
due to lower in density
application
of composite Vespel™ Vespel™ Vespel™ Vespel™ Vespel™
materials
environments in excess of 600 °F/315 °C.* 4 SMP-40025 SCP-5050 CP-8000 SMR-0454 SP-21

• • Lower
Longerfriction vs. metal
component with
life for dynamic
higher costcoefficient of 0.2 or less.
mating components. Figure
2 1. DuPont Vibratory Rig Wear; 475 °F/25 hr/55 lb

• Potential weight savings of 40% over aluminum and 75% over

* Actual 0temperature limits are dependent on specific application conditions.
stainless steel and titanium due to lower density of composite Vespel™ please
For more information, Vespel ™
contact yourVespel™
DuPont Vespel™
representative. Vespel™
SMP-40025 SCP-5050 CP-8000 SMR-0454 SP-21
materials
• Lower friction vs. metal with dynamic coefficient of 0.2 or less.
 Wear and Friction Performance Thermal Performance Mechanical Performance
Creep Resistance
TOS Mechanical Strength
Coefficient of Friction Thermal Conductivity Weight
PV Limit Temperature Capability CTE

ASB-0826 ASB-0826 ASB-0826

6 6 6
SP-22 5 ASB-3000 SP-22 5 ASB-3000 SP-22 5 ASB-3000
4 4 4
3 3 3
SP-21 ASB-5700 SP-21 ASB-5700 SP-21 ASB-5700
2 2 2
1 1 1
0 0 0
SP-1 CP-8000 SP-1 CP-8000 SP-1 CP-8000

SMP-40025 CP-8002 SMP-40025 CP-8002 SMP-40025 CP-8002

SCP-5050 SCP-50094 SCP-5050 SCP-50094 SCP-5050 SCP-50094

Fair = 1 ⟷ 6 = Outstanding

ASB-0826 ASB-3000 ASB-5700 CP-8000 CP-8002 SCP-50094 SCP-5050 SMP-40025 SP-21 SP-22

Coefficient of
Wear and 6 6 5 3 3 4 5 5 4 5
Friction
Friction
Performance
PV Limit 3 3 2 3 3 6 5 3 4 3

TOS 2 2 6 4 4 4 5 5 1 3

Thermal
Thermal 5 5 6 5 5 3 5 2 4 5
Conductivity
Performance
Temperature
3 4 6 4 3 3 5 5 2 2
Capability

Creep Resistance 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 1 3 3

Mechanical
6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 2 1
Mechanical Strength
Performance
Weight 1 1 2 5 5 6 3 6 5 4

CTE Match 6 6 5 5 6 3 6 3 2 5

Fair = 1 ⟷ 6 = Outstanding
* Actual temperature limits are dependent on specific application conditions. For more information, please contact your DuPont representative.

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