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Rubber Types Fastite Gaskets AMERICAN - The Right Way - PDF
Rubber Types Fastite Gaskets AMERICAN - The Right Way - PDF
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GasketsmadeofSBR(StyreneButadieneRubber)arestandardwithalljointtypes.ConsultAMERICANfor
informationorrecommendationsongasketsmadeofspecialtypesofrubber,forapplicationsinvolvingairorliquid
temperaturesinexcessof150F,orforchemical,hydrocarbonorotherspecialserviceapplications,andfor
installationsincontaminatedsoilswherepermeationthroughgasketsmightbeaconcern.
Inthetablebelow,temperaturecapabilityreferstoconveyedfluid.Lubricatingoilinaircanadverselyaffect
SBRandEPDMperformance.SBR,NitrileandNeoprenearenotrecommendedforhotairexposurein
wastewatertreatmentsystems.
SBRrubbergasketsareANSI/NSFStandard61certifiedforcontactwithpotablewater.Allgasketsmadefrom
thematerialsasshownaresuitableforusewithwatercontainingnormalconcentrationsofchloramine.Where
increasedresistancetochloramineisdesired,neopreneorfluoroelastomermaterialsshouldbeconsidered.
ConsultAMERICAN.
CommonName
orTradeName1
ChemicalName
CommonUses
Maximum
Service
Temperature2
Water&
Sewer
Air
PlainRubber
StyreneButadiene
Copolymer(SBR)
FreshWater,
SaltWater
SanitarySewage
150
150
PlainRubber
(conductive)
StyreneButadiene
Copolymer(SBR)
Electrical
continuityfor
thawing
ofServiceWater
andSewage
150
150
EPDM
EthylenePropylene
DieneMonomer
Water,Sewage,
Ketones,
DiluteAcidsand
Alkalies,
VegetableOil,
Alcohols,Air
212
200
Neoprene
Polychloroprene(CR)
FreshWater,
Sewage
200
180
Acrylonitrile
Butadiene(NBR)
NonAromatic
Hydrocarbons,
PetroleumOil,
HydraulicFluids,
FuelOil,Fats,
Oil,Grease4
150
150
FKM
Aromatic
Hydrocarbons,
Gasoline,
Refined
Petroleum
Products,most
Chemicalsand
Solvents,High
Temp.,
Air(Least
permeableofall
available
Fastitegasket
rubbers)
212
300
Nitrile
BunaN
Fluoroelastomer
FluorelViton 3
1AMERICANreservestherighttofurnishanytradeorbrandrubberforthechemicalformulationspecified.
2Temperatureisinreferencetoconveyedfluid.LubricatingoilinaircanadverselyaffectSBRandEPDM
performance.SBR,NitrileandNeoprenearenotrecommendedforhotairexposureinwastewatertreatment
systems.
3VitonisaregisteredtrademarkofDuPontDowElastomers.
4Thisgasketrubberischemicallyresistantinthenonpotablewaterusesshownbutisnotasresistantto
permeationinpotablewaterapplicationsasFKM.
2015AMERICAN(AmericanCastIronPipeCompany).Allrightsreserved.
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