Omega FTB600B manual Material Characteristics of Pvdf, Material of construction

FTB600B Series

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C. Material Characteristics of PVDF

(Polyvinylidene Fluoride)

1. Material of construction

Trade name - Kynar

All wetted parts of the FTB600B Series are PVDF, excluding the O-ring. Wetted parts include any part of the meter that will or could come in contact with the fluid.

List of wetted parts:
1.	Barbed fittings	5.	End caps
2.	Flow meter body	6.	Strainer
3.	Rotor	7.	Bearings

4.Helical nozzle (Viton O-ring seal)

2.Chemical Composition

Polyvinylidene Fluoride is a fluorpolymer consisting of three basic materials (carbon, hydrogen and fluorine)

3.Effects of Various Fluids

a . Weak acids - no effects

b. Strong acids - attacked by fuming sulfuric & nitric acids at high temperature.

c. Weak alkalis - no effects d. Strong alkalis - no effects

e. Organic solvents - Resistant to most. Slight attack by some. Imbrittled by some amines, keystone and esters.

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