Chemicals & Materials

Fluoroelastomers (FKMs) were first introduced to market more than 50 years ago in response to performance needs in the aerospace industry. Their increased thermal stability and chemical resistance, and comparable mechanical properties relative to hydrocarbon rubber materials provided significant performance benefits. Not surprisingly, FKM compounds soon became widely adopted in seals and gaskets for many other applications across the automotive, oil and gas, semiconductor and pharmaceutical/ food processing industries, where long term durability and reliability in challenging environments was critical.

Anti-corrosion coatings reduce the sun’s heat radiation to reduce
heat absorption and add reflective cooling.

Material evaluation tests for this article were performed using the recently developed Dynamic Mechanical Yerzley Oscillograph (DMYO). Just like the Yerzley Oscillograph (YO), the DMYO supports the ASTM D945 standard. Its design is an evolution of the YO with additional sensors,
electronic data acquisition and computer control, including automated data evaluation.