Materials

Various materials for every application

The FLUX range offers different variants for nearly every performance requirement.

Plastics

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
PA

PA = Polyamide
(Synonyms Nylon® or Rilsan®)

  • Used with the motor housing FEM 4070
  • High dimensional accuracy
  • High mechanical strength
  • High temperature stability
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.