DuPont Performance Lubricants For The Aerospace Industry.
It's hard to imagine a more challenging lubricant application scenario than a manned space flight. Operating conditions include high vacuum, extreme temperatures, contact with rocket fuels and oxidizers, and radiation exposure. DuPont™ Krytox® lubricants were first developed to address the critical needs of sub-orbital, orbital and deep space flight, where there's no second chance to get it right.
DuPont has continued to develop premier lubricant products especially suited to the demanding needs of the commercial, corporate and military aviation industries. Krytox® military-spec oil and grease lubrication products bring to terrestrial aviation all of the superb performance characteristics so critical to space flight: improved safety and reliability, reduced maintenance requirements, and compliance with military specifications.
DuPont chemists and engineers are on a continuing mission to develop lubrication products that help the aviation industry fly farther, faster, longer and safer. Our development specialists have the ability to create custom lubricant solutions for your most challenging aerospace and defense industry applications. DuPont looks forward to working with OEMs to develop optimal application solutions. We can provide the assistance you need to resolve your unique aerospace or defense lubricant needs.
Importantly, DuPont Performance Lubricants leave a reduced environmental footprint. Krytox® lubricants are not just chemically, biologically and environmentally inert, but also silicone-free, with no hazardous Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) or chlorine. Krytox® lubricants produce less wastewater contamination than conventional lubricants because Krytox® is not soluble in water. Also, because less Krytox® lubricant is needed in your application than would be necessary using other lubricants, less solid waste is generated.
Whether you choose Krytox® 143 clear, fluorinated synthetic oils, Krytox® 240 series white buttery grease; Krytox® 250 extreme pressure black grease; or Krytox® 283 high temperature, anti-corrosion greases, we can help you choose a Krytox® lubricant for your specific application.
Krytox® oils and greases take full advantage of patented DuPont fluoropolymer technology to replace hundreds of outdated aviation oil and grease formulations. The robust performance characteristics of Krytox® lubricants include:
- Operating temperatures from -70 to 399 °C (-100 to 750 °F)
- Thermal stability and resistance to heat, pressure, shock, vibration, harsh chemicals, rocket fuels and oxidizers, and intense radiation
- Vaporization resistance at high altitude, in orbit and deep space
- Excellent friction reduction properties for long wear and low energy consumption
- Compatibility with most metals, elastomers, plastics, paints and finishes
DuPont™ Krytox® lubricants are:
- Inert, non-reactive
- Non-oxidizing
- Non-flammable
- Cost-effective
- Fully synthetic
- ISO 9001 certified