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The Terms FPM

The document discusses different terms - FPM, FKM and Viton - that are often confused but actually refer to the same material of fluoro rubber; FPM is the international abbreviation, FKM is the American abbreviation, and Viton is a registered trademark.

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The Terms FPM

The document discusses different terms - FPM, FKM and Viton - that are often confused but actually refer to the same material of fluoro rubber; FPM is the international abbreviation, FKM is the American abbreviation, and Viton is a registered trademark.

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The terms FPM, FKM and Viton very often cause confusion and lead to incorrect interpretations.

All of these designations actually stand for one single base material:fluoro rubber. FPM is the international abbreviation according to DIN/ISO, whereas FKM nis the short form for the fluoroelastomer category according to the American standard ASTM. Viton is the registered trade mark of DuPont Performance Elastomers.

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