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Krytox Lubricants Industries and Applications
Aerospace, Aviation, and National Defense
- Sub-Orbital, Orbital, and Deep Space Flight—Reliability and long service life of mission-critical mechanical components in the face of high vacuum, temperature extremes, contact with fuels and oxidizers, and radiation exposure
- Commercial, Corporate, and Military Aviation— Reduced maintenance requirements, improved safety and reliability, compliance with a wide range of military specifications
Based on the fluoropolymer technology of Chemours, Krytox performance lubricants have demonstrated the broad applicability to replace hundreds of purpose formulated conventional oils and greases throughout the aerospace industry with properties such as:
- Low outgassing
- Wide temperature range
- Robust resistance to change in properties over time, in the face of harsh environmental conditions such as shock, vibration, heat and pressure; aggressive chemical environments, including rocket fuels and oxidizers; and intense radiation exposure
- Resistance to vaporization losses in the vacuum of high-altitude flight, orbit, and deep space
- Excellent frictional properties for long wear and low energy consumption
- Compatibility with all metals, elastomers, plastics, paints, and finishes
General Applications
- Bearings—all types
- Seals—valves and pumps
- O-rings—sealants, lubricants
Aerospace-Specific Applications
- Oxygen systems—valve and pump packing seals, mechanical seals, and connectors
- Rocket engines, liquid fueled—turbines, gimbals, pumps, gears, valves with fuel/oxidizer exposure
- Actuators—mechanical/gear-type actuators for control valves and systems
- Mechanical components—spline shafts, control linkages
Automotive—Squeak and Rattle
Miller-Stephenson has worked extensively with automakers and suppliers to reduce noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) levels in many vehicles, ranging from luxury cars to light trucks. As a result, Krytox high-performance oils and greases are used by numerous automakers in many automotive applications to reduce squeaks, rattle, and “itch”—a squeak that can develop when rubber or plastic mates against glass or paint. Some of these commercial applications are metal-on-plastic squeak, leather on leather itch, window lace, convertible top seals, front and sliding door seals, steering column gaskets, and weather stripping. Krytox is an excellent lubricant, even in barely detectable quantities. It is easy to apply, either by spraying or brushing. Because it has low vapor pressure and surface energy, and is insoluble in all common solvents, Krytox lubricant stays where you put it. It has also been used in conveyors and other critical equipment in manufacturing facilities.
Automotive—Mechanical Systems
Design/OEM As operating conditions become increasingly hotter, components run faster, standard lubricants begin to fail prematurely, and warranty costs rise, Krytox lubricants can be counted on to handle the challenge. Krytox oils and greases are more than lubricants—they are design components. Krytox lubricants have a superior aesthetic quality and appeal. When a lubricant increases the quality of an automotive component, it becomes as much an essential design element as a gear or a motor. For over 50 years, Krytox lubricants have provided state of-the-art performance for mechanical systems. Krytox technology can provide optimum equipment performance and low life cycle cost through:
- Prevention of wear and noise from vibration: Krytox lubricants and coatings can minimize the shock and stress in moving parts that create heat, wear, and noise. They stand up to high temperatures and harsh environments, and reduce the chances of component failure.
- Longer lasting lubrication: For many applications, the typical service life will exceed 10 years or 100,000 miles.
The public demands automobiles that are efficient and reliable. Automakers are striving towards extended warranties, expecting cars and trucks that will not require service visits before 100,000 miles or re-lubrication of sealed bearings and U-joints before 150,000 miles. As consumer and automaker expectations rise, Krytox high performance synthetic lubricants can provide:
- A wide temperature range
- Effectiveness: Krytox lubricants keep performing in the toughest conditions: rain, snow, ice, dust, and grit. • Resistance: Krytox lubricants can withstand the fuel, coolant, brake fluid, and washer solvent of the harsh under hood environment. They are resistant to evaporation or changes in characteristics over the many years of an automobile’s serviceable life.
- Compatibility: Krytox lubricants have no effect on paint and no compatibility issues with other automotive materials or surfaces they may contact. Formula One™3 and NASCAR teams use Krytox lubricants for suspension and steering components, drive train components, and engine auxiliary parts. Use Krytox lubricants to help extend the service life of a variety of car and truck parts:
- Under hood: fan clutch bearings, emission air pumps, spark plug boots, clutch release bearings, anti lock brake systems, windshield wiper motors, belt pulleys, oil pressure sensors, alternator bearings, and sintered bearings in motors
- Chassis: wheel bearings, CV/universal joints
• Interior: weather stripping, sunroof seals, window lift mechanism, leather seats, consoles and trim, flocked and unflocked window seals and channels, door handles, switches, air vents, controls, and airbag covers
Krytox lubricants even help improve performance in the auto manufacturing environment, providing lubrication for paint oven conveyor trolleys.
Chemical and Petrochemical
Miller-Stephenson has extensive technical expertise in the special needs of the chemical and petrochemical industries, having long-standing experience with systems in these industries that require lubricants to help provide safe operations. That’s why performance lubricants from Chemours offer non-reactive, nonflammable lubricants, including the Krytox NRT line of oils and greases. Krytox lubricant technology delivers:
- Extended equipment life
- No auto-ignition at temperatures up to 482 °C (900 °F) in oxygen
- No ignition at pressures up to 350 bar
- Compatibility with polymers used in seals, O-rings, valves
- BAM certification
Lubricants from Chemours have been independently tested by companies and organizations, such as BOC, Air Liquide, BAM, NASA, and General Dynamics, and have been confirmed for use with oxygen and other reactive chemical compatibility. Krytox lubricants work in a variety of applications and are approved for use in valves, fans, pumps, agitators, reactors, centrifuges, and other components.
Box Board Corrugating
Krytox performance lubricants have become the corrugator industry standard for lubricating bearings on heated rolls in single facers and associated equipment. Built upon that history of innovation is Krytox CorrSurface Protect coatings and our portfolio of H-1 food-grade approved products. Krytox performance lubricants provide multifaceted investment protection such as:
- Proven success in the industry—Chemours developed the lubrication standard for the paperboard manufacturing industry. With world-class technical service and research, we have more than 25 years of proven success.
- Less downtime and more productivity—Helps eliminate breakdowns related to bearings and high costs to repair or replace damaged bearings, corrugator rolls, journals, or flutes.
- Reduced maintenance and cleanup—Performs from roll change to roll change, no matter how long the interval. Will not carbonize on roll bearings, housings, or machinery; so, disassembly and cleanup time are reduced. Extends intervals between re-lubrication.
- Reduced safety and environmental problems—Not only can Krytox help reduce slipping hazards and spillage on product, but it also reduces solid waste and contamination of wastewater; thereby, reducing the costs and potential impact on the environment.
Krytox performance lubricants have been developed to provide the best protection for bearings in high temperature service up to 399 °C (750 °F), resulting in the best value, while exhibiting these other benefits:
- ISO-9002 certified
- Long-term wear resistance
- Decreased wear and bearing failure
- Protection from rust and high-temperature corrosion
- No carbonization
- Superior lubricity
- Compatible with all metals, elastomers, and plastics
- Water, steam, and chemical resistant in the most severe environments
Electronics/Semiconductor
Krytox lubricants offer excellent safety and protection benefits for the electronics industry. Our oils and greases are recognized by all major vacuum pump manufacturers and OEM equipment suppliers, meeting or exceeding all warranty requirements. Applications include:
- Wet and dry vacuum pumps
- Vacuum system sealants
- Clean rooms
- Robotics
Multipurpose, high-temperature, and anti-corrosion greases; lubricating oils, and vacuum pump fluids are available for every piece of equipment in the production line, including:
- Bearings
- Valves
- Seals
- O-rings
- Chains
- Compressors
- Gear boxes
- Mechanical pumps and other components
Food Processing
Krytox lubricants for use in the food processing industry are:
- Completely clear, odorless oils • White greases for low- and high-temperature applications, specifically oven applications
- Able to protect bearings and other components under all load and speed conditions
- Available in a full line of H-1 PFPE lubricants
Krytox oils and greases offer unmatched stability and flexibility:
- Non-toxic and made of only carbon, oxygen, and fluorine. These oils and greases will not carbonize or burn, even in 100% liquid or gaseous oxygen
- Multipurpose, high-temperature, and anti-corrosion greases; lubricating oils and vacuum pump fluids for every piece of equipment in the production line, including bearings, valves, seals, O-rings, chains, compressors, gear boxes, mechanical pumps, and other components
- Undamaged by, and non-reactive with, acidic or caustic cleaners and disinfectants, steam, moisture, and high temperatures
Medical Industry Equipment Applications
In medical applications, Krytox lubricants offer safety and efficacy:
- Oxygen-compatible and good coefficient of friction • Best lubrication technology available in the medical industry
- H-1 food grade oils and greases available Krytox works in a variety of applications:
- Oxygen systems and respirators
- Approved as polymer additives/USP Class VI (Fluoroguard™)
Metal Processing
With high load tolerance and good water washout resistance, Krytox protects in the most extreme metals processing environments. Krytox oils and greases can cut production costs by increasing the life of equipment in rod mills, smelters, acid, steel, foundry, aluminum, copper, and gold.
Oxygen and Reactive Gas Service
When working with reactive gas equipment, failure is not an option.
Conventional lubricants that contain mineral oils or conventional synthetics can react with oxygen and halogens, such as chlorine, fluorine, and bromine; thus, increasing the potential for explosion, fire, and premature deterioration.
Reactive gas applications require lubricants that help provide safe operations. Performance lubricants from Miller-Stephenson offer the Krytox NRT line of oils and greases that deliver:
- No auto-ignition at temperatures up to 482 °C (900 °F) in oxygen
- No ignition at pressures up to 350 bar
- Compatibility with polymers used in seals, O-rings, and valves
- Lubricants from Chemours have been independently tested by companies and organizations, such as BOC, Air Liquide, BAM, NASA, and General Dynamics, and they have been confirmed for use with oxygen and other reactive chemical compatibility
Lubricants from Chemours help ensure safe operations in reactive gas service. Krytox technology provides stateof-the-art performance for mechanical systems under harsh conditions. From compressors and bearings—to seals, actuators, valves, and more—Krytox is the ideal choice for use in cryogenic and fire fighting applications, life support systems and equipment, and components in reactive gas service.
Power Generation
Krytox lubricants provide optimum performance for mechanical systems, such as turbine auxiliary systems, gearboxes, dampers, valves, gaskets, high voltage and circuit breakers, seals, and other components.
Krytox lubricant technology can provide the best available equipment performance and lowest available life cycle cost through:
- Longer lasting lubrication: reduction of the amount of lubricant needed by 10 times or greater, therefore decreasing costs and frequency of re-lubrication. Krytox can extend lubrication intervals from weekly to annually or even longer in some equipment.
- Reduced wear and tear on component parts, reducing the chances of component failure.
- Improving steam turbine performance of the cam shaft bearing and fulcrum pins, despite constant exposure to extremely high temperatures. Krytox XHT-BDZ improves the reliability for steam turbine governor control valves.
Pulp and Paper
Choose the lubricant that can move pulp and paper productivity to new levels.
In the extreme conditions of pulp mill and paper machine equipment, the selection of lubricants can affect production equipment up time and life cycle costs. Krytox lubricants provide endurance through heat, stay in place in the presence of steam or water, and do not react with the chemicals used in production processes. Consider these critical factors:
- Frequency of lubrication: With some lubricants, pulp and paper mill equipment requires frequent re-lubrication, which can impact production and be costly over time.
- Extreme production environments: High temperatures and harsh chemicals can cause lubricant breakdown, compromising performance and leading to additional maintenance effort.
- Safety and environmental concerns: Some lubricants contain volatile organic chemical or chlorinated materials, which can be hazardous to the environment and plant employees. Frequent re-lubrication increases employee exposure to dangerous, high-temperature areas.
As in power generation and other industries, Krytox lubricants provide optimum performance for mechanical systems, such as turbine auxiliary systems, gearboxes, dampers, valves, gaskets, seals, and other components.
Krytox technology can help provide the best available equipment performance and lowest available life cycle cost through:
- Longer lasting lubrication: Reduction of the amount of lubricant needed by 10 times or greater, therefore, decreasing costs and frequency of re-lubrication. Krytox can extend lubrication intervals from weekly to annually—and much longer in some equipment, such as soot blower carriages.
- Reduced wear and tear: Krytox lubricants can decrease wear on bearings, gears, and stand up to the extreme temperatures of 107–399 °C (225–750 °F) and harsh chemicals that can significantly reduce maintenance efforts and the chance of component failure.
Textile
Krytox oils and greases provide superior performance and extended life to textile machinery. These performance lubricants are designed to surpass conventional lubricants. At high temperatures, Krytox lubricants retain integrity and continue to lubricate. Conventional lubricants carbonize and destroy the bearing or gear.
Krytox performance lubricants can enhance the function of tenter frame cross screw boxes, steamer and dryer bearings, lifter reel bearings in dye machines, tenter frame chains and gear boxes, high-speed motors, and guiding rails and clips for fabric and film stretching. Krytox performance lubricants offer these benefits for textile finishing applications:
- ISO-9002 certified
- No oxidation or degradation
- Protection from rust and high-temperature corrosion
- Superior lubricity
- Compatible with all metals, elastomers, and plastics
- Compatible with oxygen and chlorine
Tire Mold
Krytox lubricant, TM-7, is ideal for electrical- and steam-heated tire molds, because it exceeds industry specifications for all components. Krytox TM-7 can extend product life and reduce the need for re-application.
- High temperature performance
- Extended re-application interval
- Excellent adhesion
- High hydrolytic stability
- Elimination of carbon residue build-up on molds
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