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PTFE Material Selection Guide: Proudly Made in The Usa

The document provides a guide to selecting PTFE and other materials for seals and mechanical applications. It lists various material codes and the typical properties, temperature ranges, hardness, wear and friction resistance of each material.

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PTFE Material Selection Guide: Proudly Made in The Usa

The document provides a guide to selecting PTFE and other materials for seals and mechanical applications. It lists various material codes and the typical properties, temperature ranges, hardness, wear and friction resistance of each material.

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PTFE Material Selection Guide

Typical Service
Typical Physical Proper9es Rela9ve Func9onal Performance *
Temperature
Material Code Base Polymer Filler Color Comments
Ul9mate
Elonga9on at Hardness Wear
Low High Tensile Fric9on Fluid Pressure
Break (%) (Shore D) Resistance
Strength (psi)

W100 PTFE Unfilled White -420 475 4300 350 60 A C C Excellent sealability, chemical resistance and very low fric9on.

Good general purpose material for long life and high pressure
W110 PTFE Carbon / Graphite Black -180 525 2300 120 64 B A A
service.

Low fric9on, dry running, improved wear resistance. Frequently


W120 PTFE Graphite Black -300 500 2900 215 61 A B C
chosen for applica9ons with low lubrica9on.

W130 PTFE Mineral White -180 525 2950 250 66 B B B Common material for food service applica9ons.

Improved temperature and pressure performance. Common


W141 PTFE Glass Fiber Blue -180 525 3150 240 62 B B A
material for a variety of applica9ons.

Glass Fiber + High wear resistance. Commonly used for high speed and rotary
W142 PTFE Gray -180 525 2840 240 62 B A A
Molybdenum Disulfide applica9ons.

Good, low permeability material for low viscosity fluids and high
W150 PTFE Aroma9c Polyester Tan -180 500 2930 245 60 B B B
pressure.

Good wear and extrusion resistance, par9cularly in hydraulic oil.


W160 PTFE Bronze Metallic -180 525 3400 260 64 B A A Primarily used in reciproca9ng fluid power applica9ons: rod and
piston seals, wear bands.

High creep and wear resistance. Good choice for back-up rings
W180 PTFE Carbon Fiber Black -180 525 3300 210 63 B A A
and high-performance seal jackets.

W190 PTFE Pigment Blue -300 475 4300 350 60 A C C Enhanced wear and extrusion resistance of virgin PTFE.

Many of the proper9es of Virgin PTFE, but with enhanced


W200 Modified PTFE Unfilled White -300 475 4400 375 60 A C B cold-flow and extrusion resistance. Good for long service,
wide temperature ranges and low viscosity media.

W300 UHMW Unfilled Natural -240 180 6400 350 68 C A B Great dynamic proper9es when sealing in water.

High performance engineering plas9c with high temperature limit,


W400 PEEK Unfilled Tan -40 500 15000 20 85 C A A
very high extrusion resistance and long wear.

Very high compressive strength and wear resistance. High


W403 PEEK Carbon/Graphite/PTFE Black -40 500 21000 2 83 C A A
temperature applica9ons, par9cularly bearings and backup rings.

Resilient material with very high sealability over a wide


W700 Hytrel (TPE) Unfilled Natural -40 275 5800 400 55 C B A
temperature range.

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