Formula-8® Thread Sealant
Formula-8 Thread Sealant is engineered with mineralized PTFE in a shear-sensitive thixotropic paste that wets into and seals threaded joints with strings of PTFE when torqued. Formula-8 is engineered to seal over the entire thread length for the life of the joint in liquid, gas, and vacuum service.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Paste
Product families
- Pipes & Plumbing
- Sealants & Caulks
Other characteristics
- Brand
- Formula-8
- Product Type
- Thread Sealant
- Application Area
- Pipes
- Compatible Substrates & Surfaces
- Metal, Plastics, Stainless Steel, Steel
- Odor
- Odorless
- Usage
Natural gas applications; Cryogenic applications; Welding and industrial gasses; Gasoline, diesel, kerosene fuel systems; Hydraulic systems; Vacuum service to 10-3 Torr; Chlorine (gaseous and liquid) and powerful oxidizers; Oxygen systems (gaseous and liquid); Valves in bottled gasses; Water and wastewater processing; Instruments and fine threads; Machine and engine sensors; Ammonia and freon refrigeration service; Medical; Wafer fab; Offshore drilling rigs; Coal power plants; Aerospace; Chemical processing
- Color
- White
- Markets
- Building & Construction
- Benefits
Aqueous-based PTFE dispersion formulation; Wide continuous service temperature range -400°F to 550°F; Stable in pressures up to 10,000 psi and in vacuums 10-3 Torr; Chemically inert; Anti-galling, anti-corrosive, anti-seize; Prevents pipe damage on stainless steel, steel, and plastic; Silicone free; Insidiously wets to threads, and once dried down, will not be dislodged; Will not cold flow over time; Will not jam check valves, pumps, or plug orifices; Non-migrating; Non-toxic, solvent-free, non-hazardous, odorless, non-flammable, VOC-free; Seals all sizes and types of threaded joints; Permits sealing or disassembly at relatively low torques; Engineered to replace thread sealing tapes; Eliminates challenges associated with tape
- Soluble In
- Water
- Technology
- Ready-to-Use Products
- Packaging Type
- Jars
- Tubes
- Labeling Claims
- Non-Corrosive
- Non-Hazardous
- PTFE-based
- Silicone-free
- VOC-free
Technical data
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19 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flammability | Non-Flammable | — | — |
| Flash Point | None | — | — |
| VOC (Paste) | 1.1 | % | EPA test 24 |
| VOC (Dried) | 0.0 | % | EPA test 24 |
| Dropping Point (Dried) | None | — | — |
| Service Temperature Range | -400 to 550 | °F | — |
| Vapor Pressure (Dried) | None | — | — |
| Density (Dried) | 1.2 | g/ml | — |
| Oxygen Test (AIT high pressure 6000 psi held at constant steady pressure, Dried) | 6000.0 | psi | ASTM G72 |
| Oxygen Test (AIT high pressure 6000 psi held at constant steady pressure, Dried) | 173.0 | C | ASTM G72 |
| Oxygen Test (AIT high pressure 1500 psi held at constant steady pressure, Dried) | 1500.0 | psi | ASTM G72 |
| Oxygen Test (AIT high pressure 1500 psi held at constant steady pressure, Dried) | 180.0 | C | ASTM G72 |
