Online Resources from DuPont Performance Elastomers Make Picking Compounds Easy
The updated Chemical Resistance Guide gives performance ratings of 20 elastomers in more than 1,000 chemicals at room temperature. |
DuPont Performance Elastomers is adding to and updating its online, easy-to-use resources that combine the company's vast elastomer experience with the knowledge of leading industry experts.
Using the Internet, engineers and designers can find help in selecting the best elastomer to meet their specific chemical resistance and application needs. For example, DuPont Performance Elastomers proprietary products maximize seal performance in aggressive environments associated with various chemical processes.
The online Chemical Resistance Guide serves as an educational resource for process engineers and seal designers and allows them to select the best elastomer for their process. Selecting the most compatible elastomer can reduce maintenance and operating costs as well as increase mean time between repair and maximize yield.
To identify elastomer compatibility in a particular environment, engineers can input the process chemistry and temperature that best reflects the process conditions. The program analyzes the conditions and provides a compatibility rating for all major elastomers. Additional information is provided for products of DuPont Performance Elastomers, including Kalrez® and Viton®.
The DuPont Performance Elastomers Chemical Resistance Guide provides performance ratings on various types of Viton® and Kalrez® compounds in specific chemicals. As an example, to find out the best Kalrez® compound for a chemical processing, semiconductor or pharmaceutical application, a user can enter the operating temperature and process environment. The guide will indicate the suggested compound to use in a specific instance. The Kalrez® section also allows the input of variable temperatures and the selection of several chemicals, a feature not available in most programs. For additional information about seal design as well as compound selection, users can request a downloadable copy of the Kalrez® Application Guide over the Internet at www.dupontelastomers.com/kag.
The updated DuPont Performance Elastomers Chemical Resistance Guide has been an industry resource for almost five years. It provides registered users with performance ratings of 20 elastomers in more than 1,000 chemicals at room temperature. The guide can be accessed at www.dupontelastomers.com/crg.
