Why Viton™ Fluoroelastomers for Oil and Gas Applications?
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Why Viton™ Fluoroelastomers for Oil and Gas Applications?
Featured Viton™ Grades for Oil and Gas:
Viton™ GF-600S is a high viscosity, peroxide-curable, fluoropolymer gum that is suitable for oil and gas applications and provides:
Viton™ GFLT-600S is a best-in-class low temperature sealing fluoroelastomer gum that provides:
Viton™ GLT-600S is a medium viscosity fluoroelastomer that is an excellent choice for FKM sealing applications:
Material Selection Guideline for Oil and Gas Exploration and Production
Specification | NBR | HNBR | Commercial TFE/P |
Viton™ AHV |
Viton™ GF-S |
Viton™ GLT-S |
Viton™ GFLT-S |
Viton™ Extreme™ ETP-S |
|
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Upper Temperature Range, °C | 135 | 160 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | |
Lower Temperature Range (Tg), °C | –21 | –21 | 5 | 0 | -3 | –29 | –22 | –8 | |
Rapid Gas Decompression | A₃ | A₃ | A₃ | B₃ | A₃ | B₃ | B₃ | A₃ | |
Compression Set | A | A | B | A | B | B | B | B | |
Oil-based fluids | Hydrocarbon diesel | B | B | C | A | A | A | A | A |
Aromatic hydrocarbons | C | C | C | A | A | A | A | A | |
Amine/oil inhibitors | B | B | A | C | C | C | C | A | |
Water-based fluids | Steam | C | NT | A | C | A | A | A | A |
Hot water | NT | NT | A | B | A | A | A | A | |
Formates | B | A | NT | C | C | C | C | A | |
High pH fluids (30% KOH) | A | A | A | C | C | C | C | A | |
Other fluids | Methanol (methyl alcohol) | A | A | A | C | A | C | A | A |
Acetone | NT | NT | C | C | C | C | C | B |
A | Excellent |
A₃ | Excellent, but compound-dependent |
B | Fair |
B₃ | Fair, but compound-dependent |
C | Not recommended |
NT | Not tested |
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