GC Chemicals Americas Inc. will introduce its AFLAS® 600X fluoroelastomer grade at the Offshore Technology Conference May 1‒4 in Houston, Texas, at Booth 4079. AFLAS 600X is a tetrafluoroethylene propylene (FEPM) material that offers performance and processing advantages over BRE, FKMs and other AFLAS grades, making it ideal for molded products like durable packers, bladders, gaskets and O-rings.
Products made of AFLAS 600X last longer in the wet, high-pressure, amine- and base-rich environments of oil and gas recovery, and they do not deteriorate under prolonged exposure at 230 °C. In addition, the parts exhibit excellent electrical and thermal resistance. When made with AFLAS 600X, molded parts like durable packers, bladders, gaskets, and O-rings exhibit excellent electrical and thermal resistance.
At the 2019 Oil & Gas Polymer Engineering Conference, David Lavanga, innovation Engineering Manager for the Performance Polymers Division of AGC, will present “Recent Advances in FEPM Fluoroelastomers for Improved Processing, Cure and Performance.” He will discuss new FEPM grades that exhibit improved processability and mold release, a lower compression set and improved hot tear strength, while maintaining the expected chemical and temperature resistance. His session is scheduled for Tue., June 4, 2019, at 12:20 p.m.
AFLAS 600X is a tetrafluoroethylene propylene (FEPM) material that offers performance and processing advantages over BRE, FKMs and other AFLAS grades.
AFLAS 600X also exhibits processing advantages over conventional FKMs and other AFLAS grades including superior mold release, higher cross-linking ability, superior hot tear strength and compression set, and a faster cure speed (4-10 hour post cure). AFLAS 600X does not require specific peroxides and is a white polymer material that can be easily colored.
Additional AFLAS Fluoroelastomers for Oil and Gas Applications
In addition to introducing AFLAS 600X, AGC will also feature AFLAS PM-3000, pre-compounds and AFLAS 200P at OTC 2017.
AFLAS® PM-3000 exceeds the performance characteristics of the FKM and HNBR families of elastomers now commonly used in many oil and gas industry applications. Components made from AFLAS PM-3000 peroxide-curable perfluoroelastomers (FFKMs) provide superior resistance to the high temperatures, pressures and aggressive and multi-phase chemicals used in oil and gas recovery. AFLAS PM-3000 imparts a continuous service temperature of 250 °C, with peak exposure to 270 °C.
AFLAS CP-4000 is a new peroxide-curable perfluoroelastomer pre-compound in the AFLAS FFKM series that offers outstanding resistance to chemicals, oils, solvents and extreme heat. It also provides exceptional compression set, mechanical strength, processability and high resistance to rapid gas decompression. It has a service temperature of 280 °C, with peak exposure of 300 °C.
AFLAS CB-046, based on AFLAS CP-4000, is a peroxide-curable FFKM formulated pre-compound that does not require any additional filler. It offers the same superior material features and end-user benefits as CP-4000, including service temperature at 280 °C, with peak exposure of 300 °C.
AFLAS CB-047 is based on AFLAS PM-3000 and provides medium temperature rating from 260 °C up to 280 °C. Along with CB-046, it has chemical resistance to hydrocarbons, various oils and amines, acids and alkalis, and other caustic fluids with very low swell even in longer-term exposures.
AFLAS 200P, a peroxide-curable specialty FKM, performs better than conventional FKM-type fluoroelastomers and improves cold-temperature performance, which is important because exposure to cold air temperatures can potentially cause hardening, cracking and failure and fluid leakage from a gasket or O-ring.
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