Aircraft Engine Externals
DuPont materials solve your toughest sealing, wear, and friction challenges for aircraft engine externals
When you seek the most comprehensive, innovative, and high-performing science-based solutions, DuPont™ Vespel® delivers.
For over 50 years, manufacturers of aircraft engine externals have relied on Vespel® for:
• Low friction and high wear resistance
• High strength under heavy loads
• Vibration dampening
• Thermal endurance
• Tight sealing
• Creep resistance
• Electrical and thermal insulation
Vespel® delivers high performance for components in harsh environments including:
• Composite tube clamps
• Duct seals
• Ferrules
• Valve seals
• Bumpers, wear pads, and wear strips
• Actuation arm bearings
• Bellcrank bushings
• Self-locking fasteners
• Insulators
• Spline adaptors
• Couplings
Plus, Vespel® makes lighter weight parts not only practical, but, in many cases, better than standard metals, ceramics, and other engineering polymers.
The driving force behind the high performance of DuPont materials is science. We partner with customers to identify the most sustainable, cost-effective solutions.
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