The latest types of Viton® made with Advanced Polymer Architecture (APA) are indicated by an 'S'.
The choice of the most appropriate type of Viton® to use for any given end-use application will be determined by the end-use service, and in particular, whether the finished part must provide:
- Resistance to amines or caustics
- Resistance to hydrocarbon fluids
- Flexibility at low temperature (ability to maintain a seal at low temperature)
The end-use performance capability of the various types of Viton® differ primarily in terms of these three factors.
End-use service differences between Types of Viton® |
Standard and Speciality Types |
Low Temp. Flexibility TR-10, °C |
Compression Set, O-rings 70 h/200°C, % |
Fluid Resistance |
Base Resistance |
% Volume Increase after 168 h |
% loss of elongation at break |
Toluene at 40°C |
Fuel C/MeOH (85/15) at 23°C |
Methanol at 23°C |
Concentrated H2SO4 at 70°C |
33% solution of KOH 336h/40°C |
ASTM Ref. Oil 105 500h/150°C |
| AL |
-19 |
20-25 |
20-25 |
35-40 |
85-95 |
12-15 |
-50 |
-80 |
| A |
-17 |
12-17 |
20-25 |
35-40 |
85-95 |
10-12 |
-45 |
-80 |
| BL, GBL-S |
-15 |
25-40 |
12-15 |
20-25 |
25-35 |
3-5 |
-25 |
-65 |
| B |
-13 |
25-30 |
12-15 |
18-23 |
25-35 |
8-10 |
-25 |
-70 |
| ETP-S |
-11 |
45-50 |
6-8 |
8-10 |
1-2 |
4-6 |
0 |
-10 |
| GFLT-S |
-24 |
35-40 |
8-12 |
10-15 |
3-5 |
3-5 |
-30 |
-40 |
| GBLT-S |
-26 |
35-40 |
12-15 |
27-32 |
25-35 |
3-5 |
-40 |
-50 |
| F |
-8 |
30-45 |
8-12 |
5-10 |
3-5 |
7-9 |
-50 |
-55 |
| GF-S |
-8 |
30-45 |
8-12 |
5-10 |
3-5 |
7-9 |
-45 |
-50 |
| TBR-S |
+3 |
45-50 |
60-65 |
80-90 |
- |
3-5 |
-10 |
-20 |
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