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Fluorinert™ FC-72
A clear, colorless, fully-fluorinated specialty fluid for heat transfer and electronic applications between (-90°C to 56°C)
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- Manufacturer: 3M
- Product Line: 3M™ Fluorinert™ Electronic Liquids
- Product: 3M™ Fluorinert™ Electronic Liquids
- Industries: Adhesives | Facility Infrastructure | Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul | Metal Processing & Fabrication
- Authorized Countries: Canada | United States
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Fluorinert™ FC-72 is a thermally and chemically stable heat transfer fluid. It is ideal for many electronics applications, including quality and reliability testing. Like other Fluorinert™ electronic liquids, Fluorinert™ FC-72 is compatible with sensitive materials, nonflammable, practically nontoxic and leaves essentially no residue upon evaporation. Fluorinert™ liquid FC-72 conforms to Military Specification 883 as a detector fluid in a vacuum/pressure vessel used in gross leak testing.
Specifications
Appearance: Clear, colorless
Average Molecular Weight: 338
Boiling Point (1 atm): 56°C
Pour Point: -90°C
Estimated Critical Temperature: 449 K
Estimated Critical Pressure: 1.83 x 106 pascals
Vapor Pressure: 30.9 x 103 pascals
Latent Heat of Vaporization (at normal boiling point): 88 J/g
Liquid Density: 1680 kg/m3
Kinematic Viscosity: 0.38 centistokes
Absolute Viscosity: 0.64 centipoise
Liquid Specific Heat: 1100 J kg-1 C-1
Liquid Thermal Conductivity: 0.057 W m-1 °C-1
Coefficient of Expansion: 0.00156 °C-1
Surface Tension: 10 dynes/cm
Refractive Index: 1.251
Water Solubility: 10 ppmw
Solubility in Water: <5ppmw
Ozone Depletion Potential: 0
Primary Chemistry: PERFLUORO COMPOUNDS
Features & Benefits
Thermal stability Chemical stability Wide liquid range Non-conductive Narrow boiling range Great Fluid Compatibility
Problems Solved
Expensive & Inefficient Air Cooling Systems
Poor Thermal Fluid Stability & Degradation
Insufficient Thermal Fluid Dielectric Strength
Applications
3M Fluorinert™ FC-72 is a high-performance heat transfer fluid for a wide variety of equipment types and thermal management processes, including but not limited to:
Low temperature heat transfer applications
Detector fluid in a vacuum/pressure vessel used in gross leak testing
Quality and reliability testing in electronics
Heat transfer applications, in testing, power electronics and other electronic applications
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