NOXTITE® FKM / Fluoropolymer

Selection Guide
including CHEMINOX® FKM curing agents
ML(1+10)
1
Polymer Fluorine Cont. Compound 3
C.S. [%]
Product Name 2
Tg [°C] Key Features
@ 121°C Structure [wt.-%] Formulation 70 h / 200°C

POLYMER PROPERTIES ELASTOMER PROPERTIES

Peroxide Curable FKM Polymers for best Chemical Resistance

●● Dynamic Performance Grade

Best tear resistance & hose FKM, excellent

RE 635 30 VdF | HFP 66 -20 A 31 extrudability, high dynamic performance,
outstanding fatigue properties

●● Medium Fluorine Allround Grades

Easy to process sealing grade, suitable for fuel

RE 440 30 VdF | HFP | TFE 69 -7 B 29
application

RE 461 35 VdF | HFP | TFE 68 -18 B 26 Standard medium fluorine FKM, easy extrudability

VdF | HFP | TFE

RE 463 40 68 -18 B 17 Advanced medium fluorine FKM,
3D-technology
no post cure needed
RE 464 23 VdF | HFP | TFE 67 -21 B 28

●● Extreme Fluid Resistant High-Fluorine Grades

Easy extrudability and outstanding fuel (FAM-B)

FX 4300 30 VdF | HFP | TFE >70 -5 B 26
permeation resistance
VdF | HFP | TFE
FX 4304 65 >70 -4 B 19 Excellent dynamic properties and fuel (FAM-B)
3D-technology
permeation resistance, well balanced heat and
VdF | HFP | TFE compression set resistance
FX 4305 25 >70 -6 B 20
3D-technology

●● Low Temperature Grades

VdF | TFE | PMVE

RE 556 52 64 -30 C 16 Standard low temperature FKM
3D-technology
VdF | TFE | PMVE
RE 557 30 64 -30 C 15 Easy to process low temperature FKM
3D-technology

Specialties

●● Viscosity Modifier (Peroxide Curable)

RE 462 10 VdF | HFP | TFE 68 -18 B 29 General viscosity modifier for all FKM elastomers
RE 558 10 VdF | TFE | PMVE 64 -31 C 20 Low temperature modifier for all FKM elastomers

Bisphenol Curable FKM Polymers for highest Heat Resistance

●● Common FKM Grades

RE 225 30 VdF | HFP 66 -18 D 16

Favorable FKM copolymer base gums
RE 245 42 VdF | HFP 66 -19 D 16
Precompound copolymer
RE 246 35 VdF | HFP 66 -19 F 29 (cure system & bonding promotor)
for superior batch-to-batch consistency

●● High Performance FKM Grades

Standard higher fluorine terpolymer for excellent

RE 351 45 VdF | HFP | TFE 68 -13 E 28
chemical and wear resistance
RE 353 25 VdF | HFP | TFE 68 -14 E 26 Low viscosity & calandering terpolymer base gum
RE 376 25 VdF | HFP | TFE 66 -21 E 14 Low temperature design & easy processing

All properties provided are typical properties and not intended to serve as specifications
1) JIS K6300 method; 2) Tg is based on the polymer, DIN EN ISO 11357-2 method; 3) ASTM D395 method B, P-24 O-ring, air
VdF: vinylidene difluoride; HFP: hexafluoroproylene; TFE: tetrafluoroethylene; PMVE: perfluoro(methyl vinyl ether)
NOXTITE® FKM / Fluoropolymer
Selection Guide
including CHEMINOX® FKM curing agents

CHEMINOX® FKM Curing Agents Ingredients / Appearance

Bisphenol AF = 4,4′-(Hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphenol (50%) and FKM binder

AF 50 FR Curing agent, FKM bound sheets
(50%); high dispersable curative for heat resistant bisphenol curable FKM

Benzyl triphenyl phosphonium chloride (35%) and FKM binder (65%); high
B 35 F Accelerator, FKM bound sheets
dispersable activator for heat resistant bisphenol curable FKM

Tetrabutyl ammonium bromide (10%) and FKM binder (90%); high dispersable
ACR 2510 Accelerator, FKM bound granules
activator for FKM

Exemplary Compound Formulations A B C D E F

Hardness Duro A 70±5 70±5 75±5 75±5 70±5 75±5

NOXTITE® Polymer (phr) 100 100 100 100 100 100 (precompound)
MT (N990) (phr) 20 30 30 25 25 25
Magnesium oxide (phr) 3 3 3
Calcium hydroxide (phr) 5 6 5
Zinc oxide (phr) 5 5 5
CHEMINOX® AF-50FR (phr) 4 4
CHEMINOX B-35F
®
(phr) 1 1
TAIC WH-60 (phr) 5 4 6.7
2,5-Bis(tert-butylperoxy)-2,5-
dimethylhexane; 40% dispersion (phr) 3.5 1 2
on silica

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