FKM (Fluorocarbon Rubber)
Overview
FKM Seals & O-Rings offer excellent high temperature capabilities and resistance to many organic and inorganic solvents and chemicals.
Competitive lead times & pricing from Lanson Polymers allied with our vast experience in the design & supply of critical seals & components into a variety of markets will allow you to specify the optimum solution for your application.
A wide variety of seals and components can be manufactured using FKM Materials including:
O-Rings, T-Seals, L-Seals and Cap Seals amongst others.
Common Trade names include Viton®, Dyneon®, Tecnoflon®.
Lanson Polymers Fluorocarbon (FKM) Compounds
LP-418: 70 Durometer – Temperatures from -15°C up to +200°C – general use compound
LP-435: 90 Durometer – Temperatures from -15°C up to +200°C – Rapid Gas Decompression resistant compound
LP-434: 75 Durometer – Temperatures from -40°C up to +200°C – Low Temperature compound
LP-413: 70 Durometer – Temperatures from -55°C up to +200°C – Ultra Low Temperature compound
The above compounds are only a small sample of our broad range of FKM materials – please contact us to discuss your particular application and we can recommend an optimum solution.
Temperature Range
-55°C to +200°C depending on compound specified
Applications
Typically used in seals where higher temperature and / or chemical resistance is required.
Features
- Excellent high temperature resistance
- Compatible with mineral oils, petroleum based fluids, many organic solvents and chemicals
- Low temperature performance is limited
- Typical temperature range -20° to +204˚C
- Specific compounds can see -46˚C in static applications
Viton® is a Registered Trademark of DuPont
Dyneon™ is a Registered Trade Mark of 3M
Tecnoflon® is a Trademark of Solvay
