Omega FTB600B Stud Sensor User Manual


 
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FTB600B Series
Installation
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C. Material Characteristics of PVDF
(Polyvinylidene Fluoride)
1. Material of construction
Trade name - Kynar
All wetted parts of the FTB600B Series are PVDF, excluding the
O-ring. Wetted parts include any part of the meter that will or could
come in contact with the fluid.
List of wetted parts:
1. Barbed fittings 5. End caps
2. Flow meter body 6. Strainer
3. Rotor 7. Bearings
4. Helical nozzle (Viton O-ring seal)
2. Chemical Composition
Polyvinylidene Fluoride is a fluorpolymer consisting of three basic
materials (carbon, hydrogen and fluorine)
3. Effects of Various Fluids
a . Weak acids - no effects
b. Strong acids - attacked by fuming sulfuric & nitric acids at high
temperature.
c. Weak alkalis - no effects
d. Strong alkalis - no effects
e. Organic solvents - Resistant to most. Slight attack by some.
Imbrittled by some amines, keystone and esters.