AGC Chemicals Americas, a supplier of fluorochemicals and materials, has expanded its 2,000-square-foot AFLAS testing lab in Exton, Pa.
New equipment includes extrusion resistance test fixture, which evaluates material suitability for seals under high pressure, a Thermtest thermal conductivity testing system, which evaluates a material's ability to function as a thermal insulator, an automated and programmable temperature and pressure controller for a 10 L Parr pressure vessel, a rubber mill with fully temperature-controlled rolls, and a French Vision Series 100-ton molding press.
AFLAS fluoroelastomers are copolymers of tetrafluroethylene and propolylene.
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