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Isartherm K-Flex 6051 is a braided packing made from expanded graphite, reinforced with textile fibers and with carbon fiber reinforcing corners. It is often used in high pressure and high temperature applications, particularly in power stations and chemical facilities.
Advantages
Treats shafts gently
Extrusion resistant
Temperature stable
Operating range
Pumps
Pressure: p = 25 bar
Sliding velocity: vg = 25 m/s Valves
Pressure: p = 450 bar
Sliding velocity: vg = 2 m/s
Temperature
Continuous operation:
t = -200 °C … +450 °C
Steam: tmax = +550 °C
Chemical resistance:
pH = 0 ... 14
Resistant to hot water, steam, gases, oils, acids and alkalis. Not suitable for use in highly oxidizing media in high concentrations.
Recommended applications
Industries
Process industry
Oil and gas industry
Petrochemical industry
Chemical industry
Power plant technology
Pulp and paper industry
Water and waste water technology
Mining industry
Building services industry
Shipbuilding
Sugar industry
Metal production and processing
Mechanical units
Centrifugal pumps
Components
Valves
Notes
Suitable as end rings in conjunction with braided packings made from expanded pure graphite foils, for example.
Forms of supply
Sold by length, blank cuts, precompressed rings with straight or slanted cut
Box contents
up to 6,35 mm: 1 kg
7 - 10 mm: 2 kg
11 - 13 mm: 3 kg
14 - 24 mm: 5 kg
from 25 mm: 10 kg
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