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Application Note

Impeller made from


Power-Core polymer to
Power of knowledge engineering resist cavitation wear.

A Polymer Solution To
Cavitation Wear Problems
You might not think that bubbles are much of threat to solid When the bubbles eventually collapse, they generate enough
surfaces. But engineers who have encountered cavitation wear energy to induce a pitting-type wear on nearby surfaces. This
know otherwise. wear doesnt happen instantly, since the energy released by the
collapsing bubbles is relatively low. Over time, however, the
Common within pumps, valves and hydraulic components,
collapsing bubbles do produce localized, cyclic impacts that can
cavitation occurs when sudden changes in liquid pressure create
fatigue even the strongest of steel surfaces. A pump impeller is
voids or bubbles. Typically, these bubbles form in response to and
a classic example of a moving component that can both cause
in close proximity to moving surfaces within a liquid medium.
cavitationand suffer the consequences of cavitation wear.

Caviation Testing
Polymers Resist Cavitation Wear
40 Figure 1 Test medium at pH 7
8CrNiMo 27 5 It may be counterintuitive, but polymers can actually do a better
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Intech Power-Core job than seemingly stronger metals when it comes to enduring
cavitation wear. The reason is that inherent elasticity of polymers
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allows them to absorb the energy released by the collapsing
Weight loss, mg

bubbles.
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Yet, not all polymers should be considered a good fit for
applications that suffer from cavitation wear. Keep in mind that
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cavitation implies a continuous exposure to liquid. And many
types of polymers simply will not tolerate liquid exposure for long
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0 250 500 750 1000 1250 1500 periods of timenot without dimensional changes or degradation
Time, minutes in physical properties.

40 Figure 2 Test medium at pH 8.5 One polymer that can tolerate the long-term exposure to many
8CrNiMo 27 5 (Specimen 1)
types of liquids is the nylon12 that serves as the base polymer for
8CrNiMo 27 5 (Specimen 2)
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Intech Power-Core. Weve theorized for years that it would be
Intech Power-Core
an outstanding choice for pump impellers, hydraulic valves and
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other components that are subject to cavitation wear.
Weight loss, mg

10 Recently, we backed up our theories with cavitation tests that


compared Power-Core to various chromium-nickel alloy steels
0 under conditions that simulate those found in high-pressure pumps.
The results show that the steel alloy loses significant weight over
10 time, which is an indication of the pitting caused by cavitation.
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The Power-Core, by contrast, exhibits no weight loss, or wear,
Time, minutes
whatsoever.

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