3/8" TREATED PTFE YARN PACKING

Ordered as 11740375-05, this is a TFE Filament Compression Packing measuring a 3/8 inch square cross section. The compression packing offers the most economical repairable shaft seal for pumps and valves. This item is further identified as 5 LB. Box - Approx. 52 FT.

Expect good resistance to steam, strong acids and bases, and solvents. TFE Filament offers near-universal chemical inertness and one of the lowest coefficients of friction of any solid. Applications involving molten alkali metals or elemental fluorine at temperature call for a different compound.

Common environments for this compound include aggressive-media pipelines, semiconductor fabrication, and pharmaceutical and biotech.

This item is sold individually under part number 11740375-05. Unit weight is approximately 5 lb. Review your operating media and conditions against this specification before installation. For a size or compound outside the standard catalog, APG can quote from a print or sample.