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TRELLEBORG SEALING SOLUTIONS Materials Chemical Compatibility Guide YOUR PARTNER FOR SEALING TECHNOLOGY Your Partner for Sealing Technology Trelleborg Sealing Solutions is a major international sealing Facilities are certified to ISO 9001:2008 and ISO/TS 16949:2009. force, uniquely placed to offer dedicated design and Trelleborg Sealing Solutions is backed by the experiences and development from our market-leading product and material resources of one of the world‘s foremost experts in polymer portfolio: a one-stop-shop providing the best in elastomer, technology: the Trelleborg Group. thermoplastic, PTFE and composite technologies for applications in aerospace, industrial and automotive industries. With 50 years of experience, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions ISO 9001:2008 ISO/TS 16949:2009 engineers support customers with design, prototyping, production, test and installation using state-of-the-art design tools. 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All rights reserved. products to customers worldwide. tss_cat-p2-873_gb.indd 1 08.03.11 10:24 Chemical Compatibility Guide Contents Sealing materials - Elastomers ................................................................................................. 3 Application parameters of elastomers .................................................................................... 5 General field of application ..................................................................................................................... 6 Chemical compatibility ............................................................................................................................. 7 Chemical Compatibility Guide for sealing materials .............................................................. 8 Chemical Compatibility Guide for sealing materials and media used in Semiconductor Manufacturing Processes .............................................................................. 36 Plasma Processes +180 °C / +356 °F ........................................................................................................ 36 Wet Processes .......................................................................................................................................... 37 Thermal Processes ................................................................................................................................... 39 Gas Deposition +180 °C / +356 °F ........................................................................................................... 40 General quality criteria and storage guidelines ................................................................... 43 General quality criteria ........................................................................................................................... 43 Guidelines for the storage of polymer products based on ISO 2230 ................................................... 43 Latest information available at www.tss.trelleborg.com 1 Edition August 2012 Chemical Compatibility Guide 2 Latest information available at www.tss.trelleborg.com Edition August 2012 Chemical Compatibility Guide Sealing materials - Elastomers Equipment manufacturers and end users expect sealing groups for sealings are the elastomers. They show good systems to operate leak free and to maintain long service properties like elasticity or good chemical compatibility. life. Reliability is crucial to effective low maintenance cost The following tables provide a summary of the various operations. To find the perfect sealing solution in each elastomer material groups. Trelleborg Sealing Solutions individual case both material performance and seal design can offer a large number of materials within each group. are critically important. One of the main used material Table 1 Elastomers Designation Trade Name* Abbreviation ISO 1629 ASTM D 1418 TSS Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber Europrene® NBR NBR N (Nitrile Rubber) Krynac® Nipol N® Perbunan NT Breon® Hydrogenated Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber Therban® HNBR HNBR H Zetpol® Polyacrylate Rubber Noxtite® ACM ACM A Hytemp® Nipol AR® Chloroprene Rubber Baypren® CR CR WC Neoprene® Ethylene Propylene Diene Rubber Dutral® EPDM EPDM E Keltan® Vistalon® Buna EP® Silicone Rubber Elastoseal® VMQ VMQ S Rhodorsil® Silastic® Silopren® Fluorosilicone Rubber Silastic® FVMQ FVMQ F Tetrafluorethylene-Propylene Copolymer Elastomer Aflas® FEPM TFE/P** WT Butyl Rubber Esso Butyl® IIR IIR WI Styrene-Butadiene Rubber Buna S® SBR SBR WB Europrene® Polysar S® Natural Rubber NR WR WR Fluorocarbon Rubber Dai-El® FKM FKM V Fluorel® Tecnoflon® Viton® Perfluoro Rubber Isolast® FFKM FFKM J Kalrez® Polyester Urethane Zurcon® AU AU WU Polyether Urethane Adiprene® EU EU WU Pellethan® Vulcollan® Desmopan® Chlorosulphonated Polyethylene Rubber Hypalon® CSM CSM WM Polysulphide Elastomer Thiokol® - TWT WY Epichlorohydrin Elastomer Hydrin® - - WO * Selection of registered trade names ASTM = American Society for Testing and Materials ** Abbreviation not yet standardised ISO = International Organisation for Standardisation Latest information available at www.tss.trelleborg.com 3 Edition August 2012 Chemical Compatibility Guide Table 2 The most important types of synthetic rubber, their grouping and abbreviations Chemical name Abbreviation ISO 1629 ASTM D 1418 M - Group (saturated carbon molecules in main macro-molecule-chain) - Polyacrylate Rubber ACM ACM - Ethylene Acrylate Rubber AEM - Chlorosulfonated Polyethylene Rubber CSM CSM - Ethylene Propylene Diene Rubber EPDM EPDM - Ethylene Propylene Rubber EPM EPM - Fluorocarbon Rubber FKM FKM - Perfluoro Rubber FFKM FFKM O - Group (with oxygen molecules in the main macro-molecule chain) - Epichlorohydrin Rubber CO CO - Epichlorohydrin Copolymer Rubber ECO ECO R - Group (unsaturated hydrogene carbon chain) - Chloroprene Rubber CR CR - Butyl Rubber IIR IIR - Nitrile Butadiene Rubber NBR NBR - Natural Rubber NR NR - Styrene Butadiene Rubber SBR SBR - Hydrogenated Nitrile Butadiene Rubber HNBR HNBR Q - Group (with Silicone in the main chain) - Fluorosilicone Rubber FVMQ FVMQ - Methyl Vinyl Silicone Rubber VMQ VMQ U - Group (with carbon, oxygen and nitrogen in the main chain) - Polyester Urethane AU AU - Polyether Urethane EU EU 4 Latest information available at www.tss.trelleborg.com Edition August 2012 Chemical Compatibility Guide Application parameters of elastomers Elastomers as all other organic chemicals have limited Elastomers will amongst others swell, shrink or harden and use. External influences such as various media, oxygen or develop cracks or even tears. ozone as well as pressure and temperature will affect the material properties and therefore their sealing capability. Elastomer heat resistance / swelling in oil Max working temperature (°C / °F) depends on ACN content +325/+617 +225/+437 +200/+392 +175/+347 +150/+302 +125/+257 +100/+212 +75/+167 0/+32 0 20 40 60 80 120 140 160 Change of volume in IRM-OIL 903, 70h (%) Figure 1 Change of volume in IRM-Oil 903 (old ASTM-Oil No 3) Latest information available at www.tss.trelleborg.com 5 Edition August 2012 Chemical Compatibility Guide Temperature range The temperature ranges apply only in connection with media that are compatible with the respective elastomers -100/-148 -50/-58 0/+32 +50/+122 +100/+212 +150/+302 +200/+392 +250/+482 +300/+572 +350/+662 Temperature (°C / °F) Operating temperature Only to be achieved under particular conditions with special range materials Figure 2 Temperature range of various elastomers General field of application Elastomer materials