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Metal Retainer Materials |
Insulating Retainer Materials |
Sealing Elements |
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Aluminum Brass Carpenter 20 Carbon Steel Cast Iron Clad Steel Materials Copper Ductile Iron Hastelloy B Hastelloy C Hastelloy X Inconel X Monel Nickel 200 Soft Iron Stainless Steel Tantalum Tin Titanium Vanadium |
Ceramic Epoxy Glass Glass Lucite Melamine Phenolic Polyester Glass Polyethylene Polyphenol Ether Pyrox Silicone Glass Vinyl |
Buna-N (Nitrile)
Buna-S Butyl EPDM Hypolon Kel-F Natural Rubbers Neoprene Nylon Polyimide Polyurethane Silicone Rubber Teflon* Vinyl Viton* *DuPont |
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Medium |
Retainer |
Seal |
Temperature Range °F |
Temperature Range °C |
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Acetone |
Phenolic |
Nitrile |
+32 to +80 |
0 to +27 |
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Air |
G-10 |
Nitrile |
-65 to +225 |
-54 to +107 |
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Ammonia Dry |
G-10 |
Teflon |
-65 to +220 |
-54 to +104 |
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Ammonia (Wet)*** |
G-10 |
Teflon |
+32 to +100 |
0 to +38 |
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Bleach |
G-10 |
Teflon |
+32 to +80 |
0 to +27 |
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Butylene (Butidiene) |
G-10 |
Teflon |
+32 to +100 |
0 to +38 |
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Carbon Dioxide |
G-10 |
Nitrile |
+32 to +150 |
0 to +66 |
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Caustic Soda (NaOH) |
G10 |
Teflon |
-65 to +225 |
-54 to +107 |
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Cryogenic |
G-10 |
Teflon |
-300 to +280 |
-184 to +138 |
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Ethanol |
G-10 |
Nitrile |
+32 to +100 |
0 to +38 |
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Ethylene (Ethene) |
G-10 |
Teflon |
+32 to +80 |
0 to +27 |
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Fuel Oil |
G-10 |
Viton |
-20 to +280 |
-29 to +138 |
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Gas, Natural |
Phenolic |
Nitrile |
-65 to +220 |
-54 to +104 |
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Gas, Sour |
Phenolic |
Viton |
-20 to +220 |
-29 to +104 |
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Gasoline |
G-10 |
Teflon |
-65 to +225 |
54 to +107 |
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Hydrogen |
G-10 |
Nitrile |
-65 to +250 |
-54 to +121 |
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Jet Fuel |
G-10 |
Viton |
-20 to +225 |
-29 to +107 |
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LNG |
G-11 |
Teflon |
-300 to +100 |
-184 to +38 |
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Mercaptan |
G-10 |
Teflon |
-20 to +80 |
-29 to +27 |
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Methanol |
G-10 |
Teflon |
+32 to +100 |
0 to +38 |
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MTBE |
G-10 |
Special Nitrile |
+32 to +80 |
0 to +27 |
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Nitrogen |
Phenolic |
Nitrile |
-65 to +220 |
-54 to +104 |
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Oil, Crude |
G-10 |
Viton |
-20 to +280 |
-29 to +138 |
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Oxygen** |
G-10 |
Teflon |
-65 to +250 |
-54 to +121 |
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Pentane |
G-10 |
Teflon |
+32 to +80 |
0 to +27 |
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Propane |
G-10 |
Nitrile or Teflon |
+32 to +80 |
0 to +27 |
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Propylene |
G-10 |
Viton |
+32 to +80 |
0 to +27 |
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Sewage |
G-10 |
Viton |
-20 to +280 |
-29 to +138 |
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Spent Liquor |
G-10 |
Teflon |
+32 to +100 |
0 to +38 |
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Steam* |
G-7* |
Teflon |
to +450 |
To +232 |
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Steam |
G-3 |
Teflon |
to +392 |
To +200 |
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Steam* |
Yellow Jacket |
No Seal |
to +450* or +392 |
to +268* or +200 |
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Styrene |
G-10 |
Teflon |
+32 to +80 |
0 to +27 |
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Sulphur (Molten) |
G-10 |
Teflon |
+32 to +280 |
0 to +138 |
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Toluene |
G-10 |
Viton or Teflon |
+32 to +150 |
0 to +66 |
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Water (Hot) |
G-10 |
Nitrile |
+175 to +250 |
+79 to +121 |
|
Water (Potable) |
G-10 |
Nitrile |
+32 to +250 |
0 to +121 |
|
Water (Sea) |
G-10 |
Nitrile |
+32 to +250 |
0 to +121 |
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White Liquor |
G-10 |
Teflon |
+80 to +280 |
+27 to +13 |