Sealing & Jointing

Novus Uniflon 53

Novus 53 gasket material

General purpose PTFE sheet sealing material with a barium sulphate filler.  Suitable for sealing applications across the whole PH range.  It is suitable for use with hydrofluoric acid, but not pure liquid hydrogen fluoride.  It can also be used with alkalis, solvents, fuels, water, steam and chlorine. 

Key features:

  • Conforms with FDA21 CFR 177.1550 regulations
  • Excellent chemical resistance
  • Very low gas permeability
  • Improved creep properties when compared with conventional PTFE gasketing

Max temperature: +260ºC.

Availability

Sheet size (mm):  1000 x 1000, 1500 x 1000, 2000 x 1000, 1500 x 1500, 2000 x 1500, 2000 x 2000 
Thickness (mm): 0.75 up to 3 

Cut pieces available upon request

Technical information:

Typical values

Thickness (mm): 1.5
Density: 3.0g/cc
Tensile strength: ASTM F152 14MPa
Compression: ASTM F36 5%
Recovery: ASTM F36 40% min
Residual stress: BS7531 (175ºC) 30MPa
Creep relaxation: ASTM F38 21%
Gas permeability DIN 3535 <0.01cc/min
Liquid leakage ASTM F37 0.22ml/hr

 

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