Product Review

This soft, flexible tubing is odorless, tasteless, and inert and is suitable for air, water, food, and beverage applications. It is made of silicone rubber which is nonreactive, flexible, and resistant to high temperatures. Silicone is resistant to ozone, weather, detergent, salt water, engine and transmission oil, non-petroleum brake fluid, hydraulic fluids that resist fire, vegetable and animal oils, and high molecular weight chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons. It has a Shore a hardness rating of 50 for flexibility, and has a translucent natural color. The tubing can withstand temperatures from -100øf to 500øf (350øf maximum for NSF applications). it is serializable with steam or gas for repeated use. Standard barbed fittings and lined hose clamps are recommended for most applications. Applications for tubing include blood and fluid handling, peristaltic pumps, electrical and thermal insulation, analytical systems, and food and beverage handling, among others.