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PCTE Product and Performance Characteristics

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PCTE Product and Performance Characteristics

  Typical Flow Rates
Pore Size (a) (um) Pore Density (b) (pores/cm²) % Open Area (b) Nominal Weight (mg/cm²) Nominal Thickness (c) (um) Minimum Bubble Point (d) (psi) Water (e) (mL/min/cm²) Air (L/min/cm²)
30 1 x 104 7  N/A  30  <1  >1200  50
25  1 x 104 5   N/A  25  <1  >1000  33
20  4 x 104 13  1.1  10  0.1  1000  11 (g)
14  5 x 104 8  0.6  6  0.2  1400  63.5 (g)
12

 1 x 105

12 0.9  8  0.4  1250  63.5 (g)
10

 1 x 105

8 1.1  10  0.5  1150  34.5 (g)
8

 1 x 105

5  0.8  7  0.7  1000  30 (g)
5

4 x 105 

8  1.1 10 1.2 700 30 (g)
3

2 x 106

14  0.9  9  2  440  37.5 (g)
2

2 x 106

6  1.1  10  3  300  16.5 (f)
1

2 x 107 

16  1.1  11  6  130  20 (f)
0.8

3 x 107 

15  0.9  9  7  90  18 (f)
0.6

 3 x 107

8  1.0  9  9  60  7.5 (f)
0.4

 1 x 108

13  1.0  10  12  33  7.5 (f)
0.2

 3 x 108

10  1.1  10  20  10 3 (f)
0.1

 4 x 108

3  0.7  6  30  2.5  1.5 (f)
0.08

 4 x 108

2  0.7  6  38  0.6  0.75 (f)
0.05

 6 x 108

1  0.7  6  50  0.4  0.37 (f)
0.03

 6 x 108

<1  0.7  6   N/A  0.2  0.075 (f)
0.01

 6 x 108

<1  0.7  6   N/A  <0.1  0.0075 (f)
  1. Tolerance + 0%, -20%
  2. Tolerance +/-15%
  3. Tolerance +/-10%
  4. Measured using isopropanol (IPA)
  5. Initial flow rates using prefiltered water at 10 psid (0.7 kg/cm2)
  6. Initial flow rates using prefiltered air at 10 psid (0.7 kg/cm2)
  7. Initial flow rates using prefiltered air at 5 psi (0.35 kg/cm2)