Isartherm-Flex 6050

Isartherm-Flex 6050 is a diagonally braided packing made from permanently elastic, expanded pure graphite foils. It is used, in particular, in high pressure and high temperature applications. It is a standard packing that can be used in almost all areas of industry.

Isartherm-Flex 6050

Product Description

Features:
  • Diagonally braided packing
  • Made from permanently elastic, expanded pure graphite foils
  • Used, in high pressure and high temperature applications
  • Can be used in almost all areas of industry
Benefits:
  • Wear-resistant
  • Gentle on spindle surfaces
  • Treats shafts gently

Technical Specifications

Operating range:

Centrifugal pumps
Pressure: p = 15 bar
Sliding velocity: vg = 15 m/s
Valves
Pressure: p = 350 bar
Sliding velocity: vg = 2 m/s

Temperature

  • Continuous operation:
    t = -200 °C … +500 °C
  • Steam: tmax = +700 °C


Chemical resistance:
pH = 0 ... 14
Resistant to waste water, sea water, hot water, boiler feed water, condensate, steam, neutral vapors, air, nitrogen, acidic gases, hydrogen, volatile hydrocarbons, oils, mineral oils, fats, heat transfer oils and volatile solvents.

Recommended applications:

Industries

  • Process industry
  • Oil and gas industry
  • Petrochemical industry
  • Chemical industry
  • Power plant technology
  • Pulp and paper industry
  • Water and waste water technology
  • Mining industry
  • Building services industry
  • Shipbuilding
  • Sugar industry
  • Metal production and processing

Mechanical units

  • Pumps

Components

  • Valves
Notes:

If there are large gaps in the compression packing geometry, we recommend using the Isartherm Flex 6050/KIN as the header ring to avoid gap extrusion.

Forms of supply:
  • Sold by length, blank cuts, precompressed rings with straight or slanted cut
  • Box contents
    up to 6,35 mm: 1 kg
    7 - 10 mm: 2 kg
    11 - 13 mm: 3 kg
    14 - 24 mm: 5 kg
    from 25 mm: 10 kg