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Permeation Data

Material He O2 H2O N2 CO2
Nitrile 8 2.5 760 0.1 25
EPDM 25-30 16-18 - 6-7 85
VMQ 250 75-480 8,000 200 2,000
FVKM 140 80 - 40 400
FKM  9-22 1-2 40 0.05-0.7 5
FKM* 30 3 - 2 -
FFKM (PFE) 60-80 6-8 90-100 8-12 -
KEL-F - 0.1 - 0.1 0.5
PTFE - 0.04 - 0.14 0.12
Polyimide 1.9 0.1 - 0.03 0.2

Permeation Data for Various Polymers (unit expressed in 10-8 sccm-cm/sec-cm2-atm)
*Highly fluorinated compound