FFKM elastomers have more fluorine content than FKM-type ones, and these are the first to be made without fluorosurfactants, the company says.

While substitutes exist, materials in the group of flour-elastomers or plastics like FKM, FFKM PTFE, PVDF or PFA containing PFAS are preferred for their superior properties. In safety-critical ...

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), with support from multiple European countries, is advancing a regulation that could phase out nearly all PFAS substances, including Fluoropolymers such as PTFE, ...

But FKM outperformed LSR in compression stress relaxation, gas permeation, durability and media resistance to coolant, water and acids. This comparison confirmed that one-to-one PFAS substitution ...

FKM Additive has become one of the very first service providers to install the VX1000HSS, the largest high-speed sintering (HSS) polymer 3D printer from voxeljet.This move will enable FKM Additive to ...

According to Heslip, the U.S. EPA has divided PFAS into polymeric PFAS (which includes FFKM, FKM and many others) and non-polymeric PFAS (refrigerants and some oils) for regulation. "One of the common ...

This study evaluated the effectiveness of Seal-Glide® surface treatments in reducing stiction of fluoroelastomer (FKM) and perfluoroelastomer (FFKM) O-rings to metal and quartz counter surfaces, which ...

Traditionally, there’s not been a whole lot of sexiness associated with rubber watch straps. Certain watch collectors and aficionados have been known to argue the finer points of vintage Tropic and ...