COMPATIBILTY OF PF5060 / FC72 (C6F14) WITH MATERIALS

Communicated by Lionel Breuilly - 3M FRANCE

 
 



Test conditions:

1000 hours@80°C under pressure

Measures and calculation: ASTM D-471-72 method

W1 = initial weight of sample in air [gr]
W2 = initial weight of sample in water [gr]
W3 = weight of sample after immersion, in air [gr]
W4 = weight of sample after immersion, in water [gr]

Volume change [%] = (W3 - W4) - (W1 - W2) X 100
                                             W1 - W2
Weight change [%] = - (100 - 100 W3 )
                                                  W1

Hardness [shore A] after immersion and 72 h drying.

 

 Material

Before immersion

15 mn drying

72 hours drying

Weight change %

Volume change %

SHORE A

W1

W2

W3

W4

W3

W4

15 mn

72 h

15 mn

72 h

Neoprene rubber

1.8363

0.8519

1.8471

0.8720

1.8426

0.8660

+0.5

+0.2

-1.1

-1.0

68

Micaglass 478 (Silicone quartz)

8.7410

/

8.7402

/

8.7404

/

-0.01

-0.01

/

/

/

Aradilte 

CY 326 (EP)

5.6359

2.2966

5.6449

2.3021

5.6314

2.2978

+0.2

-0.1

+0.1

-0.2

97

Viton (FPM)

24.1400

11.2156

25.4123

11.7638

25.2830

11.7234

+5.3

+4.7

+5.6

+4.9

62

Varnish XZ 15M 

+catalyst XZ17A 

(epoxy)

11.3213

5.6121

11.3093

5.6026

11.3016

5.5990

-0.1

-0.2

-0.04

-0.1

99

Halar fluoropolymer

1.9281

1.1309

1.9296

1.1244

1.9293

1.1230

+0.1

+0.1

+1.0

+1.1

/

Hytrel 7246 (PEE)

2.1925

1.3762

2.3516

1.3895

2.2037

1.3732

+7.3

+0.5

+17.8

+1.7

/

A20 V25  

(Rhone Poulenc) 

Polyamid 6.6

1.5017

0.8296

1.5020

0.8293

1.4988

 0.8361

+0.02

-0.2

+0.1

-1.4

 95

Kynar (PVDF)

0.3131

0.1623

0.3188

0.1673

0.3176

 0.1664

+1.8

+1.4

+0.5

+0.3

 /

Nitrile NBR

3.4034

1.1633

3.5324

1.1599

3.5223

 1.1626

+3.8

+3.5

+5.9

+5.3

 71

PTFE (teflon insulation)

3.5123

2.6191

3.6633

2.6701

3.5403

 2.6499

+4.3

+0.8

+12.4

+0.8

 /

Ertalon 6XAV 

(Polyamid 6.6)

8.7680

1.7007

8.7686

1.7643

8.7416

 1.7604

+0.01

-0.3

-0.9

-1.2

96

Tefzel Cable 

(fluoropolymer ETFE)

2.6763

1.3327

2.7225

1.3403

2.7194

 1.3588

+1.7

+1.6

+2.9

+1.3

 95

Rilsan 

(polyamid 11)

8.7529

1.0770

8.5811

1.0617

8.5618

 1.0619

-2.0

-2.2

-2.0

-2.3

 93

Epoxy resin NU150 

(Ciba-Geigy) (EP)

50.7793

25.7813

50.7774

25.7239

50.7678

 25.7582

-0.01

-0.2

+0.1

+0.05

 99

Probimer varnish 52 (Ciba-Geigy) (EP)

11.9944

5.8938

12.0139

5.8929

12.0068

 5.8931

+0.2

+0.1

+0.3

+0.2

 98

PTFE (Teflon)

36.0952

19.7849

38.0815

20.8074

37.8310

 20.6456

+5.5

+4.8

+5.9

+5.4

 92

PUR + PA copper wire coating

8.3334

7.1404

8.3332

7.1377

8.3328

 7.1383

-0.01

-0.01

+0.2

+0.1

 /

Polyamid 6.6

24.4832

3.7866

24.5123

3.8420

24.4806

 3.8199

+0.1

-0.01

-0.1

-0.2

 98

DAP RX1501 (Rogers)

62.4165

25.5347

61.3187

24.9873

61.3681

25.0018

-1.8

-1.7

-1.5

-1.4

 /

Polycarbonate Lexan 500R (PC) 

+ glass fiber

33.4510

7.6615

33.4775

7.6630

33.4404

 7.6599

+0.1

-0.03

+0.1

-0.03

 95

Vt EM2

21.8504

10.4456

21.8394

10.4231

21.8274

 10.3957

-0.1

-0.1

+0.1

+0.2

97

Al 7075  

(no coating)

/

/

/

/

/

 /

no change

no change

no change

no change

 /

25 CD4 

(no coating)

/

/

/

/

/

 /

no change

no change

no change

no change

 /

PVC insulation

0.2422

0.1731

0.2431

0.1733

0.2428

 0.1727

+0.4

+0.3

+1.0

+1.5

 /

Al 7070 + Alodine 1200 coating

/

/

/

/

/

 /

no change

no change

no change

no change

 /

 

3M and various materials manufacturers have been contacted regarding their compatibility with Fluorinert:

GOOD

  • Acrylic (Acrylite / Acrysteel / Aristech / Cyrolite / Diakon / Kamax) *possible
  • Buna-N - Nitrile rubber (NBR=Acrylonitrile butadiene rubber - Perbunan-NT / Hycar / Butacril / Chemigum / Isr-N / Stansolv / Sol-Vex) *good
  • Nalgene - Polyurethane (PU/PUR=Polyurethane rubber - Vulkollan / Adiprene) *possible
  • Neoprene W (CR=Polychloroprene rubber - Baypren / Neox / Stanzoil) *prohibited
  • Silicone (SIR=Silicone rubber - Silastic) *possible
  • BAD

    *CERN IS 41 classification

    CERN/P.BONNEAU/15/07/2003