Isartherm K-Flex 6051

Isartherm K-Flex 6051 is a braided packing made from expanded graphite, reinforced with textile fibers and with carbon fiber reinforcing corners. It is often used in high pressure and high temperature applications, particularly in power stations and chemical facilities.

Isartherm K-Flex 6051

Product Description

Features:
  • Braided packing 
  • Made from expanded graphite
  • Reinforced with textile fibers and with carbon fiber reinforcing corners 
  • Used in high pressure and high temperature applications
Benefits:
  • Treats shafts gently
  • Extrusion resistant
  • Temperature stable

Technical Specifications

Operating range:

Pumps
Pressure: p = 25 bar
Sliding velocity: vg = 25 m/s
Valves
Pressure: p = 450 bar
Sliding velocity: vg = 2 m/s

Temperature 

  • Continuous operation:
    t = -200 °C … +450 °C
  • Steam: tmax = +550 °C


Chemical resistance:
pH = 0 ... 14
Resistant to hot water, steam, gases, oils, acids and alkalis. Not suitable for use in highly oxidizing media in high concentrations.

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

  • Centrifugal pumps

Components

  • Valves
Notes:

Suitable as end rings in conjunction with braided packings made from expanded pure graphite foils, for example.

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