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Photovoltaic
Photovoltaic Manufacturing Seals Help Improve Uptime
Kalrez® seals can help increase uptime and raise production quantity and quality in bulk crystalline silicon and thin-film photovoltaic processes.
Kalrez® perfluoroelastomer parts resist over 1,800 chemicals and offer excellent thermal stability, making them an appropriate choice for photovoltaic cell manufacturing.
Performance in Cell Manufacturing
Kalrez® W240 and 9100 parts for photovoltaic cell manufacturing offer excellent resistance to both chlorine and fluorine gas, as well as other dry-process chemistry. The seals have excellent mechanical strength properties, and are well-suited for both static and dynamic sealing applications.
The performance properties of Kalrez® seals can help improve reliability, leading to more consistent photovoltaic manufacturing quality, and also more efficient production, with the potential for less down-time.
Chemical Resistance 
The aggressive chemicals used in many photovoltaic manufacturing processes can affect the sealing performance of elastomers. Choosing Kalrez® W240 parts as an upgrade over fluoroelastomers and silicone can help prevent or reduce unplanned maintenance and safety incidents as a result of incompatible sealing materials.
Thermal Stability
With heat resistance to temperatures of up to 325O C, Kalrez® PV8070 parts have been designed to incorporate properties that take the heat where fluoroelastomer (FKM) and silicone (VMQ) under-perform. In a comparison of PV8070, FKM and VMQ for over 336 hours at 250°C, Kalrez® seals maintained excellent recovery properties. FKM and VMQ completely lost resilience after 336 hours.
Features
Standard Kalrez® O-Ring Compounds
Kalrez® Compounds – 4079
4079 perfluoroelastomer parts are a black, low compression set product for use in many dry and wet semiconductor process environments. It has excellent chemical resistance, good mechanical properties and outstanding thermal stability.
Kalrez® Compounds – 6375
6375 is designed to give outstanding performance in the widest possible range of chemicals and temperatures. This product is an excellent choice for use in acids, bases, amines, steam, ethylene oxide, and many other aggressive chemicals.
Kalrez® Compounds – 7075
7075 is designed for general-purpose use as O-rings or custom sealing components in the chemical and hydrocarbon processing industries. It is a carbon black-filled compound with mechanical properties designed for improved sealing performance in temperature cycling applications. 7075 has improved thermal resistance that extends maximum service temperature to 327 °C (620 F).
Kalrez® Compounds – 0090
0090 perfluoroelastomer parts deliver durable, reliable sealing solutions for applications requiring excellent rapid gas decompression (RGD) properties as well as high hardness and high modulus properties. Some application areas include downhole equipment such as drilling and completion tools as well as industrial equipment including pumps and valves.
Specialty Kalrez® O-Ring Compounds
Kalrez® Spectrum™ – 7375
Kalrez® Compounds -6380
6380 is a non-black product specifically developed for chemical processes involving hot, aggressive amines. It has also been successfully used in applications involving highly oxidizing chemicals. In addition, it has excellent overall chemical resistance. This cream colored product is easily identifiable when selecting an O-ring material for harsh chemical plant services.
Kalrez® Compounds -7090
7090 is a product for uses requiring higher hardness/higher modulus than more typical applications. Kalrez® 7090 perfluoroelastomer parts are well suited for both static and dynamic applications as well as specific sealing applications requiring extrusion resistance at high temperatures.
Kalrez® Compounds -0040
0040 -is a black product specifically designed for low temperature environments where significant chemical resistance is required. Kalrez® 0040 parts maintain elasticity and seal force at temperatures unattainable by other perfluoroelastomers.
Kalrez® Compound – W240
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