Rulon Comparison Chart

Rulon® Grades

Grade

AR

LR

J

641

W2

123

488

957

XL

142

945

1045

1337

1410

1439

Color

Maroon

Maroon

Gold

White

Black

Black

Turq.

Green

Tan

Turq.

Black

Gold

Tan

Gold

White

Comments

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Performance

Max Load "P"(psi) Mpa

1,000 6.9

1,000 6.9

750 5.2

1,000 6.9

1,000 6.9

1,000 6.9

1,000 6.9

1,000 6.9

1,200 8.3

1,000 6.9

1,000 6.9

1,000 6.9

1,000 6.9

750 5.2

1,000 6.9

Max Speed "V" (fpm) m/s

400 2.0

400 2.0

400 2.0

400 2.0

400 2.0

400 2.0

400 2.0

400 2.0

400 2.0

400 2.0

400 2.0

400 2.0

400 2.0

400 2.0

400 2.0

Max "PV" (psi-fpm) (Mpa * m/s)

10,000 0.35

10,000 0.35

7,500 0.26

10,000 0.35

10,000 0.35

10,000 0.35

10,000 0.35

10,000 0.35

10,000 0.35

10,000 0.35

10,000 0.35

10,000 0.35

10,000 0.35

7,500 0.26

10,000 0.35

Mating Surface Steel & Stainless Steel

Rb 25 & higher

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Rc 35 & higher

X

X

X

X

Rc 50 & higher

Painted metal and Porcelain

X

X

Aluminum

X

X

Environment

FDA compliant

X

X

X

X

Steam

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Wet

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Dry

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Vacuum

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Relative Rating 1 = Low 5 = High

Coefficient of friction

4

4

1

1

2

2

3

2

1

2

4

1

1

1

3

Creep resistance

3

4

3

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

2

2

2

4

Insulative prop.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

The list above is only a partial list of available formulations of Rulon®.
PV data may be exceeded based on specific application requirements. Ask to speak to a TriStar Application Engineer.
RATINGS above are relative within Rulon® family ONLY.
For Rulon materials, coefficient of friction decreases with increasing load and wear decreases with increasing surface hardness.®
For PTFE based materials, wear in steam and wet environments is higher than in dry environments.
Saint-Gobain offers enhanced Rulon® grades which minimize this effect.
Most Rulon® products have excellent chemical compatability. Data available upon request.