Tuf-Steel® Gasket
Product Description
The original Tuf-Steel® gasket, a Rubber Fab product innovation, is the strongest gasket in the pharmaceutical, biotech, food and beverage industries. Whatever your application, there’s a gasket in the Tuf-Steel family ready to do the job.
Tuf-Steel is ideal for extreme temperature applications, such as steam, hot oil and friers, where temperatures range from -350°F to 550°F. Unlike traditional solid PTFE and PTFE envelope style gaskets, Tuf-Steel does not revert, eliminating creep and cold flow, resulting in a leak-free seal. Because the superior strength and chemical resistance of Tuf-Steel allows it to go the distance without leaking, it significantly reduces maintenance and system downtime by staying in place when cleaning and validating a system.
Testing and a decade of documented application usage have demonstrated that Tuf-Steel is the choice for perfect surface performance, outstanding durability and extended service life in both SIP (steam in place) and WFI (water for injection) applications.
Features
- 500 CIP/SIP cycles guaranteed
- Excellent expansion/contraction stability with minimal thermal expansion
- Excellent chemical resistance
- Stops leaks when correctly torqued (50 in./lbs. with Torque-Rite Model TR-50)
- Tuf-Steel is a compression control gasket
- No gasket intrusion into the sanitary tube I.D.
- No obstruction of flow
- Maintains sealing stability in ∆T processes
Tuf-Steel Composition
- Proprietary PTFE and Stainless Steel blend
- Metal detectable
- Rouging eliminated
- Non-pigmented
- Non-stick surfaces
- I.D. Pharmaceutical finish
Compliance Information
- U.S. Pharmacopeia Class VI Certification
- Cytotoxicity Criteria
- FDA CFR 21 177.1550
- 3-A Certified
- USDA
- Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP)
- ASME-BPE Standards for Type I and Type II
- ADI Free® (Animal Derived Ingredient Free)