Choice Of Rotor Seal - Agilent Technologies G1367A Reference Manual

Choice of Rotor Seal

Vespel
The standard seal has sealing material made of Vespel. Vespel is suitable for
applications using mobile phases within the pH range of 2.3 to 9.5, which is
suitable for the majority of applications. However, for applications using
mobile phases with pH below 2.3 or above 9.5, the Vespel seal may degrade
faster, leading to reduced seal lifetime.
Tefzel
For mobile phases with pH below 2.3 or above 9.5, or for conditions where the
lifetime of the Vespel seal is drastically reduced, a seal made of Tefzel is
available (see
than Vespel to extremes of pH, however, is a slightly softer material. Under
normal conditions, the expected lifetime of the Tefzel seal is shorter than the
Vespel seal, however, Tefzel may have the longer lifetime under more extreme
mobile phase conditions.
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