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Material VR 90 is an asbestos-free gasket material. It is composed of aramide fibres, inorganic fillers and other asbestos substitutes which are resistant to high temperatures. These are firmly bonded to high-grade elastomers under elevated pressure and temperature to achieve exceptionally high gas sealability.
Properties VR 90 does not contain any physiologically harmful substances or color pigments. 
VR 90 exhibits high tensile strength, stress and shearing resistance. The material is excellently suited to sealing off gases and fluids, e.g. oils, solvents, fuels, freons, liquid gases, water/antifreeze mixtures, saline solutions and many other media. It is also suitable for sealing hot water and steam up to approx. 390 °F, with stationary applications, and a mounting surface pressure of at least 7250 psi. For steam applications please consult Target Marketing. 
Other characteristic properties of the material are excellent temperature resistance, stress resistance under high operating pressure and ease of handling. In most cases, VR 90 can be used effortlessly to replace CAF materials within a temperature range of up to 390 °F.
Application For DIN and ANSI flanged joints, apparatus, pumps, fittings and pipelines in industrial plants; e.g. in gas and hot water units, in solar panels, in convection radiators and connections; for sealing joints in internal combustion engines subject to high mechanical and thermal stress (oil, water, fuel and vacuum pumps etc.); for transmission, refrigerating and air compressors.
Since VR 90 is physiologically safe, it is particularly suitable for use in contact with drinking water and foods and for the sealing of highly pure, pollutant-sensitive products such as paint bases, vitamins, etc.
Surfaces The standard version of VR 90 has a non-stick top and bottom layer with a high coefficient of friction. This facilitates dismantling. Additional surface treatment is unnecessary in most cases.
However, a graphite coating on one or both sides of the gasket is required when used in components which rotate on the gasket during assembly, e.g. in screwed joints, radiator caps, etc., as in this case a low friction value is required.
Approvals

ROTT
ROom Temperature Tightness test
 
Firesafe
according to BS 4161 and BS 6755 
  
WRc/WRAS (WRc-NSF Ltd.)
Approval of sealing materials for use with drinking water
(according to British Standard BS 6920)
 
DIN-DVGW (acc. to DIN 3535, part 6 FA)
 
KTW/DVGW-Arbeitsblatt W270
Plastics in contact with drinking water 
 
BAM
German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing,
flanged joints in oxygen carrying steel pipes up to 1450 psi (100 bar) and 176 °F (80 °C)
 
VP 401
Gaskets with higher thermal resistance
 
HTB
Higher thermal resistance,
according to DIN 3374/3376 1.45 psi (0.1 bar) and 
14.5 psi (1.0 bar) and 1200 °F/30 min (650 °C/30 min)
 
SVGW
Swiss Gas And Water Society (Test Report No. 91-037-7) 
 
UVV 61
"Gases", AD-B7 (VdTÜV) in conjunction with metal inner eyelet, blowout-proof gasket 
 
ÖVGW Quality Mark
 
TA Luft
High-quality gasket. German air act (environmental standard)
 
Hungarian drinking water approval

Technical Data
Nominal thickness
0.08" (2.00 mm)
unless otherwise specified
Density 112 - 125 lb/ft³ (1.8 - 2.0 g/cm³)
Ignition loss
DIN 52 911
kleinergleich 34 %
Tensile strength transverse > 2610 psi (> 18 N/mm²)
ASTM F 152
Creep Relaxation
ASTM F 38 B (1/32")
 15 %
Residual stress DIN 52 913
16 h, 570 °F (300 °C) circa 3626 psi (circa 25 N/mm²)
16 h, 350 °F (175 °C) circa 5220 psi (circa 36 N/mm²)
VR-Hot compression test (@7250 psi)
Thickness decrease
68 °F (20 °C)
6 %
Thickness decrease additional, at maximum continuous application temperature 8 % (480 ºF / 250 ºC)
Compressibility and recovery
ASTM F 36, procedure J
compressibility 5 - 8 %
recovery grossergleich 55 %
Sealability against nitrogen
ASTM F 37 B (1/32") 0.12 ml/h
DIN 3535, part 6 FA circa 0.2 cm³/min  
Swelling ASTM F 146
in IRM 903 Oil (replaces ASTM Oil No. 3)
5 h, 300 °F (150 °C)
increase in thickness 0 - 7 %
increase in weight 7 % maximum
in ASTM Fuel B
5 h, ambient temperature
increase in thickness 0 - 10 %
increase in weight 10 % maximum
in water / antifreeze (50:50)
5 h, 210 °F (100 °C)
increase in thickness 0 - 10 %
increase in weight 10 % maximum
Leachable chloride content < 100 ppm  
Iron content < 0.3 %  
Thermal conductivity circa 0.29 btu/ft h °F
(circa 0.5 W/(m·K))
Electrical specific resistance
after storage
at 50 % relative humidity, 48 h circa 20 kV/mm  
at 570 °F (300 °C), 4 h circa 30 kV/mm  
Electrical specific resistance
after storage
at 55 % relative humidity, 48 h circa 1 x 1012  omega cm
at 250 °F (120 °C), 1 h circa 2 x 1013  omega cm
Temporary peak temperature 750 °F (400 °C)
Maximum continuous temperature 480 °F (250 °C)
for steam up to 390 °F (200 °C)
with metal inner eyelet up to 430 °F (220 °C)
Maximum operating pressure 2180 psi (150 bar)
ASTM F 104 "line call-out" F711110A9B2E12K7M6
achtung Maximum continuous temperature and maximum pressure must not occur simultaneously, please refer to the table entitled "Max. operating pressure at various temperatures and various media"!
Sealing parameters see table: "Sealing Properties"
buch The data quoted above are valid for the material "as delivered" without any additional treatment. In view of the multiplicity of possible installation and operating conditions, definitive conclusions cannot be drawn for all applications regarding the behavior in a sealing joint. For this reason, we do not give any warranty for technical data. They do not represent warranted properties. If you have any doubt, please contact us and specify exact operating conditions.
Form of delivery Sheets 60 x 60 inch, 60 x 120 inch, 60 x 180 inch
Nominal thicknesses and tolerances
acc. to ASTM F 104 (inch)
Limits of size within a delivery
1/64 1/32 3/64 1/16 3/32 1/8
+ 0.005
— 0.002
± 0.005 ± 0.005 ± 0.008 ± 0.008 ± 0.008
More exact tolerances by arrangement.
 
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