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| Material | Palmetto Style | Description | Picture | Spec Sheets |
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| Flax | 1600 | Flax-Ramie blend with tallow/wax. Often used in the marine industry for stern tubes and rudder packing. |  |
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| Flax | 1600G | Flax-Ramie blend with tallow/wax and graphite coating. Same as 1600, but with graphite coating added. Suggest upgrading to 1030AF. |  |
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| Flax | 1607 | Flax with graphite impregnate & graphite coating. Suggest upgrading to 1030AF. |  |
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| Flax | 1613 | Flax with PTFE coating. Inexpensive natural fiber packing. |  |
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| Acrylic | 1007AF | Synthetic yarn with graphite & lube. Inexpensive graphited acrylic packing. Consider upgrading to 1030AF. |  |
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| Acrylic | 1347AF | Synthetic yarn with PTFE & lube. Inexpensive white acrylic packing for general service. Also used for knife gate & wicket gate valves. |  |
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| Acrylic/Aramid | 1340 | Synthetic yarn with PTFE & aramid corners. Same as 1347AF, but with yellow aramid corners to add strength and prevent packing extrusion. |  |
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| Composite | 1030AF Recommended |
Composite (4) yarns with graphite. Our most recommended general
service packing. Can also be used in valves. If concerned about shaft scoring, try 1382 or 1389. |
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| Composite | 1392S 1392H Recommended |
Composite (4) yarns with PTFE. Very good
(non-black/graphite) general service packing with great sealability. 1392H has no added lubrication. Good for static applications. |
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| PTFE
/ Graphite (Excellent all-around packings for general service, light slurry and faster shaft speeds) |
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| ePTFE/Graphite | 1382 Recommended |
ePTFE/Graphite. Good heat dissipation, sealability, wide pH range. Very good all-around general service packing. |  |
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| ePTFE/Graphite | 1387 Limited sizes in stock |
ePTFE/Graphite with no lube. For applications that do not require added lubrication, usually resulting in fewer gland adjustments. Often used in hydro turbines. |  |
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| ePTFE/Graphite | 1389 or 123GFO Highly Recommended |
ePTFE/Graphite 100% GFO® .
Good heat
dissipation, sealability, wide pH range.
Excellent all-around general service and light slurry packing. |
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| ePTFE/Graphite | VA1389 | ePTFE/Graphite with flexible graphite core, which improves heat dissipation. |  |
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| PTFE/Graphite | 1390 | PTFE/Graphite. Good heat dissipation, sealability, wide pH range. Excellent all-around general service packing. A harder/stiffer packing than 1382 or 1389. |  |
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| ePTFE/TFE | 1362 | ePTFE/Graphite with TFE white corners. Good heat dissipation, sealability and reinforced corners to prevent packing extrusion. |  |
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| ePTFE/TFE | 1369 Limited sizes in stock |
ePTFE/Graphite and TFE. Good heat dissipation, sealability, wide pH range. Excellent all-around general service packing |  |
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| Slurry
/ Abrasive (Mining, asphalt, oil sands, wastewater sludge, dredging, etc.) |
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| Aramid | 1350 | Aramid packing with PTFE. If the application can use a black packing, consider PE1000 or PE1082. |  |
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| Aramid | PE1000 | Durable slurry packing with graphite & PTFE. Seals and dissipates heat better than traditional yellow aramid. Often used in plunger pumps with alternating rings of 4010AF. |  |
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| Aramid/ePTFE | PE1082  Recommended |
Durable slurry packing with break-in lubricant for abrasive/gritty applications. For high pressure slurries, use with PE1000 as end rings to prevent extrusion. |  |
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| Aramid | 1371 | Durable white slurry packing. Less abrasive and wider pH range than yellow aramid. |  |
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| ePTFE/Aramid | 1357 | ePTFE/Graphite & yellow aramid. Very durable packing that will not damage equipment like yellow aramid packing. If using 1357, we suggest trying PE1082. |  |
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| ePTFE/Aramid | 1359 | ePTFE/Graphite with yellow aramid corners to add strength and prevent packing extrusion. |  |
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| TFE/Aramid | 1363 Limited sizes in stock |
TFE and Aramid. Good choice for mixers or similar applications that requires good chemical compatiblity and strength. |  |
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| TFE/Aramid | 1364 / 1367SK | TFE with aramid corners. Similar to 1363, but yellow aramid only on the corners, which prevents packing extrusion. |  |
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| TFE Food & Chemical | ||||
| TFE | 1367S | TFE with lube. Wide pH range for excellent chemical compatibility. |  |
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| TFE (FDA Compliant) |
1367H | TFE with no lube, generally for static applications like valves. Same as 1367S, but without any added lubrication. Wide pH range for excellent chemical compatibility. | |
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| TFE (FDA Compliant) |
1367FS | TFE with mineral oil lube. Same as 1367H, but adds a mineral oil lubricant. | |
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| TFE (FDA Compliant) |
1367C | TFE high-temperature FDA compliant packing. Best choice for high speed or high temperature applications requiring a white packing. |  |
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| High Speed / Temperature | ||||
| Flexible Graphite | 5000 | Flexible graphite. Very good all-around high temperature packing for pumps and valves. (contains no wire) |  |
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| Flexible Graphite (VALVES ONLY) |
5000W | Flexible graphite with inconel wire. Use in valves or static applications. |  |
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| Flexible Graphite (VALVES ONLY) |
5010 | Flexible graphite with much more inconel wire than 5000W. High pressure steam valve packing. |  |
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| Flexible Graphite | 5080 Recommended up to 650F |
Flexible graphite with carbon corners. Excellent universal packing in power plants for pumps and valves. |  |
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| Flexible Graphite | PINNACLE™ | Flexible graphite with PTFE & lube. |  |
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| Carbon / Flexible Graphite / Aramid | PE5158 | Carbon with flexible graphite core & aramid corners. Excellent packing for paper mill stock pumps or other high speed or temperature slurries. |  |
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| Carbon | 1570 |
Carbon impregnated with PTFE and micron graphite with no external coating. Good for high temperature applications. |  |
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| Carbon | 1575 Recommended up to 650F |
Lower cost alternative to 1585. Style 1575 is 1570 with a graphite coating. Excellent for high speed/temp applications. |  |
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| Carbon | 1578 |
Lower cost alternative to 1588. 1570 with a PTFE coating. Excellent for high speed/temp applications. |  |
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| Carbon | 1580 | Carbon packing with no external coating. |  |
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| Carbon | 1585 Recommended up to 650F |
Carbon packing 1580 with graphite coating. Good for high speed boiler feed and condensate pumps. 1585 is often used with alternating rings of 4010AF. |  |
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| Carbon | 1588 | Carbon packing 1580 with PTFE coating. High temperature packing with good sealiability. An industry standard in paper mills. |  |
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| Carbon (VALVES ONLY) |
4062AF | Carbon with inconel wire for valves and static applications. |
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| Graphite | 1550 | Graphite filament packing with no external coating. High temperature packing. |  |
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| Graphite | 1555 Recommended up to 800F |
Graphite filament packing with graphite coating. Same as 1550, but with graphite coating. |  |
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| Fiberglass | 3758 | White fiberglass packing with a small amount of PTFE coating to reduce fraying. Also available as 3758H (extra PTFE coating) and 3758S (extra PTFE and break-in lube). |  | Spec Sheet |
| Alumimum Foil | 4000AF Recommended up to 1000F |
Aluminum foil twisted. For high
temperature applications. For easier packing extraction, consider using with alternating rings of 1555 or 3758. For high temperature plunger pumps, consider 4000AF with alternating rings of 5080 or 1585. |
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| Babbitt Foil | 4010AF | Babbitt
foil twisted. For high temperature applications. Suggest
combining with other high temp packing (1585 or 1575) to help with
extraction. Consider using 4010AF with alternating rings of PE1000 for high pressure plunger pumps. |
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