Materials
Various materials for every application
The FLUX range offers different variants for nearly every performance requirement.
Plastics
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PP
PP = Polypropylene
(Synonym Hostalen®)
Used with pumps, housings and hand nozzles- Good resistance against aggressive media, acids, alkalis and neutral, non-flammable liquids
- Available as semi-finished products in tubes and flat material
- Available as granulate for injection moulding
- Weldable
- Colour: grey at the pumps
- Temperature range up to approx. 50 – 60 °C
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PVDF
PVDF = Polyvinylidene fluoride
- Used with pumps and housings
- Very good resistance against strong acids and alkalis and neutral, non-flammable liquids
- Available as semi-finished products in tubes and flat material
- Available as granulate for injection moulding
- Weldable
- Colour: white as the pumps
- Temperature range up to approx. 80 °C
- Twice as expensive as PP
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PPS
PPS = Polyphenylene sulphide
(Synonym Ryton®)- Used at the measuring chamber of the flow meter FMC 100
- Used at the housing and oval rotors of the flow meter FMO
- Good resistance against acids and alkalis
- High dimensional accuracy
- High mechanical strength
- Available as granulate for injection moulding
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PTFE
PTFE = Polytetrafluoroethylene
(Synonym Teflon®)- Used with diaphragms, stators, slide bearings
- Very good resistance against all liquids
- Available as semi-finished products in tubes and flat material
- Easy to handle
- Not weldable
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PTFE / Carbon
PTFE / carbon
PTFE = Polytetrafluoroethylene + 33 % carbon
(Synonym Teflon®)- Used with slide bearings and mechanical seals
- Very good resistance against all liquids
- Electrically conductive
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ETFE
ETFE = Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene
(Synonym Tefzel®)- Used at rotors and measuring chambers of the flow meter FMC
- Very good resistance against all liquids
- High dimensional accuracy
- High mechanical strength
- Available as granulate for injection moulding
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POM
POM = Polyoxymethylene
(Synonyms Acetal® or Delrin®)- Used with the housing of air-operated diaphragm pumps
- High dimensional accuracy
- High mechanical strength
- Easy to handle
- Do not use with strong acids and oils
- Electrically conductive
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PA
PA = Polyamide
(Synonyms Nylon® or Rilsan®)- Used with the motor housing FEM 4070
- High dimensional accuracy
- High mechanical strength
- High temperature stability
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PE
PE = Polyethylene
(Synonyms Hostalen® or Lupolen®)- Used at the measuring chamber of the flow meter FMC 250
- Good resistance against acids and alkalis
- Easy to handle
- Available as granulate for injection moulding
Resistances
For almost every medium the optimum material
The FLUX resistance chart will help you to find your suitable pump and flow meter.