Some users for fear of leakage, use PTFE tape along with threadsealants. It is strongly NOT recommended because not only it does not provide any added benefit, it will lead to improper curing of the sealant and doubles up the cost. Loxeal threadsealant when selected right for an application will provide optimum sealing under all circumstances.No other additional sealing mechanism is required.
Anaerobic threadsealant are fast curing products designed to withstand pressure in short span of time. Yet, if you have applications where very high pressure is applied to assembly in very short time period, then Loxeal Activator-11 can be used to speed up the curing of Threadsealant. Alternatively heat curing can be done to speed up cure and increase strength through cross linking.
Most anaerobic threadsealant joints can be dismantled using standard hand tools, but if a thread joint is too large, typically > 2.5″ or if a high strength threadsealant is used, dismantling can be challenging. The only method in such cases are to heat the parts above 250°C and open while still hot.
Loxeal anaerobic threadsealants are resistant to a very wide range of industrial fluids and chemicals without any noticeable loss in product properties, yet if customer is not sure it is best to run a preliminary test to validate. Alternately you can contact us for more details.
