AFM® 34 – far better than required by German «TA Luft»

even after a 2,000-hour exposure to air at 200 °C

The reliable gasket material AFM® 34 from VICTOR

REINZ is more than 1,000 times better as specified
by Germany's «Technical Directive on Clean Air» (TA
Luft) – even under tightened conditions and compared
to those specified by VDI-guidline 2200. The gasket
is built into a DN 40/PN 40 flanged joint with 30 MPa
-8
and reaches a sealability of 8.6.10 mbar.l / (s.m)
after a 2,000-hour exposure to air at 200 °C and
a succesive cooling. The standard requirement is a
-4
sealability (leakage rate) of less than 10 mbar.l /
(s.m) measured with a helium mass spectrometer.
AFM® 34 is the perfect material for critical media
according to section 5.2.6 of the TA Luft, with an
enormous safety reserve.

The «Technical Directive on Clean Air» (TA Luft) is an

administrative guideline of the German «Federal
Immission Control Act» (Bundesimmissionsschutz-
gesetz) concerning the installation and operation of
plants, with the aim of protecting the general public
from harmful environmental effects caused by air
pollution, immissions, and emissions. No other com-
parable sealing material offers this degree of safety.
So avoid all risks by simply deciding to «install and
forget» and specify AFM® 34 right from the start.

Chemical industry • Refineries and petro-chemical industry • Pharmaceuticals • Foodstuffs

industry • Sanitary, heating and air-conditioning • Process technology • Sealing systems for
automotive engines • Drive technology • Large and small engine construction • Hydraulics •
Vacuum technology • Refrigeration and liquid gases • Refrigeration compressors • Air and
process gas compressors • Fittings • Pumps • Pipelines • Apparatus engineering • Industrial
plant construction • Power generation & supply • Fuel cell technology • Gas supply • Electro
technology • Electric & air-powered tools • Shipbuilding & marine engineering • Sewage works
• etc.
 Usual required leak rate
for water

Usual required leak rate

for gases

required TA Luft-leak rate 1) Testing conditions (s.a. VDI 2440 bzw. VDI 2200)
for flat gaskets Flange pair: DN40/PN40
Sealing surface roughness: 3.2 μm < Ra < 6.3 μm
Required leak rate Sealing surface pressure: 30 N/mm2
Treatment temperature: 200 °C
for secondary circuits Treatment time: 2,000 h
(VDI 2200: only 48 h)
Sealability reached by REINZ- Test pressure (helium): 1 bar
AFM® 34 according to TA Luft

10-9 10-8 10-7 10-6 10-5 10-4 10-3 10-2 10-1 100 101
. .
Helium leak rate QLHe [mbar l / (s m)]
difference:
more than factor 1,000

The measurement proves: AFM® 34 exhibits an extraordinarily high level of safety with a minimal leakage rate of
8.6.10-8 mbar.l / (s.m) (blue bar).
The TA Luft (green bar) specifies a leakage rate of less than 10-4 mbar.l / (s.m).

Printed in Germany 09/07 • 39-00192-01

Unique combination of properties (Nominal thickness 2.00 mm) EXPERTsINFO
Sealability (TA Luft / 2,000 h) 8.6.10-8 mbar.l / (s.m) What does 8.6.10-8 mbar.l / (s.m) helium
Tensile strenght (ASTM F 152) ≥ 18 N/mm2 leakage mean?
Hot creep (DIN 28091-2/200 °C) 9 - 12 %
Creep resist. under load (DIN 52913/175 °C) ≈ 36 N/mm2 This flange would emit only 0.6 ml of helium
Thermal appl. range (acc. to application) < 250 °C gas per year translated to a DN40/PN40 flange!
Chemical resistance see medium tables

Black on white: The certificate of the State Material

Testing Institute (Staatliche Materialprüfanstalt
MPA) of the Stuttgart University confirms that
AFM® 34 is a high-quality gasket according to TA
Luft.

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