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TUF-STEEL
Composed of a unique 50/50 blend of non-pigmented PTFE and 316L Passivated Stainless Steel, Tuf-Steel is the choice for leak-proof performance and outstanding durability in steam applications. The name may have changed from Tef-Steel to Tuf-Steel, but the gasket, the part numbers and the Rubber Fab quality remains exactly the same.

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PTFE and Stainless Steel
Tuf-Steel Offers Rugged
Composition for Demanding
Steam Environments
• Stainless Steel and PTFE blend
• Passivated to eliminate rouging
• Non-pigmented
• Non-stick surfaces
• I.D. Pharmaceutical finish
• Type I Standard, Screen and
   Orifice Plate gaskets available

Tuf-Steel Meets Stringent
Standards
• U.S. Pharmacopeia Class VI
   Certification
• Cytotoxicity Criteria
• Title 21 CFR 177.2600
• Title 21 CFR 177.1550
• USDA and 3-A Sanitary
   Standards
• Current Good Manufacturing
   Practices (CGMP)
• ASME-BPE Standards
 

 
Tuf-Steel Holds Up Under
Rigorous Conditions and
Delivers Leak-Proof
Performance
• 100 CIP/SIP cycles guaranteed
• Superior creep resistance
• 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)
• No gasket extrusion into the
   sanitary tube I.D.
• No obstruction of flow
• Maintains sealing stability in
  T processes