KWO® Universal R – ePTFE gasket cord
KWO® Universal Tape R is a round sealing cord, which is manufactured with the same technology than the KWO® Universal Tape F Premium.
The round shape has no additional adhesives and is suitable for high purity applications, where the gasket is positioned in the respective wells provided.
Advantages
Attributes
Application
Certifications
Advantages
- excellent adaptability to all surfaces
- suitable for flanges with tongue/groove
- high tensile strength, low creep behaviour
- harmless in contact with food applications
Attributes
- high purity, no adhesive
- UV-resistant, non-ageing
- nontoxic, biologically inert
Application
- valves
- slowly running pumps
- gate valves
- stirrers
- mixer
Certifications
- FDA 21 CFR 177.1550 tested
- EC1935/2004 – suitable for food applications
| MATERIAL | 100% expanded PTFE (ePTFE) |
| CHEMICAL RESISTANCE | in the entire pH range (pH 0-14, except molten alkali metals and elemental fluorine) |
| TEMPERATURE RANGE | -268°C (-450°F) up to +270°C (+518°F), short-term +315°C (+600°F) recommended temperature range: from -160°C (-256°F) to +230°C (+446°F)* |
| PRESSURE RESISTANCE | vacuum up to 100bar (1500psi) depending on the installation situation* |
| PHYSIOLOGICALLY INERT | physiologically harmless in all recommended applications |
| DENSITY | 0,65 g/cm³ ± 0,10 g/cm³ |
*Note: Temperature and pressure guides cannot necessarily be used simultaneously.