NORPRENE® Food (A 60 F) Tubing

Advantages:

  • Similar to NORPRENE (A 60 G) (series 06404), but with FDA compliance.
  • Excellent for food and dairy applications.
  • Offers longest life with good flow consistency.
  • Heat and ozone resistant.
  • Good resistance to acids and alkalies.
  • Heat sealable, nonaging, and nonoxidizing.
  • High dielectric constant.

Limitations:

  • Potential leaching of USP mineral oil or blend material.

Application Suitability:

Acids: Good
Alkalies: Good
Organic solvents: Not recommended
Pressure: Excellent
Vacuum: Excellent
Viscous fluids: Excellent
Sterile fluids: Good

Physical Characteristics and Compostion:

  • Thermoplastic elastomer.
  • Polypropylene-based material with USP mineral oil.
  • Excellent tensile strength.
  • Firm (stiff) material.
  • Opaque, beige.

Temperature Range:

-75 to 275°F (-59 to 135°C)

Meets Classifications:

  • FDA 21 CFR 177.2600
  • NSF listed (Standard 51)

Gas Permeability:

cc x mm
x 10-10
(cm2 x sec. x cm Hg

CO2: 1200
H2: -
O2: 200
N2: 80

Cleaning/Sterilization:

  • Sterilize by autoclave.
  • Repeated autoclaving will not affect overall life.

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