{
  "spore": "profile",
  "id": "fluorosilicone-fvmq",
  "spore_version": "0.2",
  "family": "fluorosilicone",
  "name": "Fluorosilicone rubber (FVMQ)",
  "abbreviation": "FVMQ",
  "role": "fuel- and oil-resistant elastomer for O-rings, gaskets and connector seals",
  "category": "seals-adhesives",
  "type": "elastomers-and-o-rings",
  "summary": "Fluorosilicone rubber (FVMQ) is a silicone elastomer with fluorinated side groups, sold as seal compounds. The Angst+Pfister compound FVMQ 70.16-01 is blue, 70 Shore A, and has a minimum operating temperature of -60 °C (static) and a long-term maximum of 200 °C. NASA's outgassing table lists a blue FVMQ O-ring of 70 Shore A with 0.59 % total mass loss and 0.02 % collected volatile condensable material in vacuum.",
  "best_for": "Low-temperature seals and O-rings: a 70 Shore A blue compound rated to -60 °C (static minimum on the datasheet)",
  "weakest_at": "Long-term heat: compression set reaches 25 % after 22 h at 175 °C, and the datasheet gives no value above its 200 °C long-term maximum",
  "identity": {
    "formula": "Fluorosilicone elastomer (FVMQ); repeat unit and monomer ratio not stated in the sources read",
    "designations": [],
    "source": "angst-fvmq-70",
    "where": "Material name and material description rows, compound FVMQ 70.16-01"
  },
  "tags": {
    "environments": [],
    "stresses": [
      "extreme-cold",
      "extreme-heat",
      "vacuum-and-outgassing"
    ],
    "applications": [
      "electronics-and-chips",
      "mechanisms"
    ]
  },
  "properties": [
    {
      "benchmark": "density",
      "label": "Density, FVMQ 70.16-01 compound",
      "value": 1.55,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "g/cm3",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "compound": "FVMQ 70.16-01, blue, 70 Shore A",
        "tolerance": "plus or minus 0.02 as printed",
        "temperature": "not printed"
      },
      "method": "ISO 2781-A as printed on the manufacturer datasheet",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "angst-fvmq-70",
      "where": "Mechanical properties table, Density row",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "Technical Data Sheet FVMQ 70.16-01, fluorosilicone elastomer (Angst+Pfister Sealing Technology)",
        "id": "Compound FVMQ 70.16-01 (old code FVMQ 70.16-03); datasheet dated 17.12.2018",
        "url": "https://www.Angst-Pfister.Com/dam/jcr:18b50b92-97d4-46ff-80d9-2a97d280d866/FVMQ%2070.16-01.pdf",
        "year": 2018,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer datasheet, cited and not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "hardness_shore_a",
      "label": "Hardness, FVMQ 70.16-01 compound",
      "value": 70,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "Shore A",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "compound": "FVMQ 70.16-01",
        "tolerance": "plus or minus 5 as printed"
      },
      "method": "ASTM D 2240 as printed on the manufacturer datasheet",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "angst-fvmq-70",
      "where": "Mechanical properties table, Hardness row",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "Technical Data Sheet FVMQ 70.16-01, fluorosilicone elastomer (Angst+Pfister Sealing Technology)",
        "id": "Compound FVMQ 70.16-01 (old code FVMQ 70.16-03); datasheet dated 17.12.2018",
        "url": "https://www.Angst-Pfister.Com/dam/jcr:18b50b92-97d4-46ff-80d9-2a97d280d866/FVMQ%2070.16-01.pdf",
        "year": 2018,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer datasheet, cited and not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "ultimate_tensile_strength",
      "label": "Tensile strength, FVMQ 70.16-01 compound",
      "value": 6.55,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "MPa",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "compound": "FVMQ 70.16-01",
        "specimen": "not printed",
        "temperature": "not printed"
      },
      "method": "ASTM D 412-C as printed on the manufacturer datasheet",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "angst-fvmq-70",
      "where": "Mechanical properties table, Tensile strength row",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "Technical Data Sheet FVMQ 70.16-01, fluorosilicone elastomer (Angst+Pfister Sealing Technology)",
        "id": "Compound FVMQ 70.16-01 (old code FVMQ 70.16-03); datasheet dated 17.12.2018",
        "url": "https://www.Angst-Pfister.Com/dam/jcr:18b50b92-97d4-46ff-80d9-2a97d280d866/FVMQ%2070.16-01.pdf",
        "year": 2018,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer datasheet, cited and not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "elongation",
      "label": "Elongation at break, FVMQ 70.16-01 compound",
      "value": 150,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "%",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "compound": "FVMQ 70.16-01",
        "specimen": "not printed"
      },
      "method": "ASTM D 412-C as printed on the manufacturer datasheet",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "angst-fvmq-70",
      "where": "Mechanical properties table, Elongation at break row",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "Technical Data Sheet FVMQ 70.16-01, fluorosilicone elastomer (Angst+Pfister Sealing Technology)",
        "id": "Compound FVMQ 70.16-01 (old code FVMQ 70.16-03); datasheet dated 17.12.2018",
        "url": "https://www.Angst-Pfister.Com/dam/jcr:18b50b92-97d4-46ff-80d9-2a97d280d866/FVMQ%2070.16-01.pdf",
        "year": 2018,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer datasheet, cited and not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "compression_set",
      "label": "Compression set, 70 h at 150 °C",
      "value": 30,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "%",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "compound": "FVMQ 70.16-01",
        "time": "70 h",
        "temperature": "150 °C",
        "note_as_printed": "AMS 3021 printed beside this entry"
      },
      "method": "ASTM D 395-B as printed on the manufacturer datasheet",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "angst-fvmq-70",
      "where": "Mechanical properties table, Compression set row, first entry",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "Technical Data Sheet FVMQ 70.16-01, fluorosilicone elastomer (Angst+Pfister Sealing Technology)",
        "id": "Compound FVMQ 70.16-01 (old code FVMQ 70.16-03); datasheet dated 17.12.2018",
        "url": "https://www.Angst-Pfister.Com/dam/jcr:18b50b92-97d4-46ff-80d9-2a97d280d866/FVMQ%2070.16-01.pdf",
        "year": 2018,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer datasheet, cited and not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "compression_set",
      "label": "Compression set, 70 h at 23 °C and 25 % strain",
      "value": 15,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "%",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "compound": "FVMQ 70.16-01",
        "time": "70 h",
        "temperature": "23 °C",
        "strain": "25 %"
      },
      "method": "ASTM D 395-B2 as printed on the manufacturer datasheet",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "angst-fvmq-70",
      "where": "Mechanical properties table, Compression set row, second entry",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "Technical Data Sheet FVMQ 70.16-01, fluorosilicone elastomer (Angst+Pfister Sealing Technology)",
        "id": "Compound FVMQ 70.16-01 (old code FVMQ 70.16-03); datasheet dated 17.12.2018",
        "url": "https://www.Angst-Pfister.Com/dam/jcr:18b50b92-97d4-46ff-80d9-2a97d280d866/FVMQ%2070.16-01.pdf",
        "year": 2018,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer datasheet, cited and not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "compression_set",
      "label": "Compression set, 22 h at 175 °C",
      "value": 25,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "%",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "compound": "FVMQ 70.16-01",
        "time": "22 h",
        "temperature": "175 °C"
      },
      "method": "ASTM D 395-B as printed on the manufacturer datasheet",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "angst-fvmq-70",
      "where": "Mechanical properties table, Compression set row, third entry",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "Technical Data Sheet FVMQ 70.16-01, fluorosilicone elastomer (Angst+Pfister Sealing Technology)",
        "id": "Compound FVMQ 70.16-01 (old code FVMQ 70.16-03); datasheet dated 17.12.2018",
        "url": "https://www.Angst-Pfister.Com/dam/jcr:18b50b92-97d4-46ff-80d9-2a97d280d866/FVMQ%2070.16-01.pdf",
        "year": 2018,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer datasheet, cited and not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "min_service_temp",
      "label": "Minimum operating temperature (static), FVMQ 70.16-01",
      "value": -60,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "°C",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "compound": "FVMQ 70.16-01",
        "basis": "printed as stat. (static), not a sealing test"
      },
      "method": "Manufacturer's stated minimum operating temperature, a rating and not a test standard",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "angst-fvmq-70",
      "where": "Thermal properties table, Min. operating temperature stat. row",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "Technical Data Sheet FVMQ 70.16-01, fluorosilicone elastomer (Angst+Pfister Sealing Technology)",
        "id": "Compound FVMQ 70.16-01 (old code FVMQ 70.16-03); datasheet dated 17.12.2018",
        "url": "https://www.Angst-Pfister.Com/dam/jcr:18b50b92-97d4-46ff-80d9-2a97d280d866/FVMQ%2070.16-01.pdf",
        "year": 2018,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer datasheet, cited and not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "max_service_temp",
      "label": "Maximum operating temperature (long term), FVMQ 70.16-01",
      "value": 200,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "°C",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "compound": "FVMQ 70.16-01",
        "basis": "printed as long term"
      },
      "method": "Manufacturer's stated maximum operating temperature, a rating and not a test standard",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "angst-fvmq-70",
      "where": "Thermal properties table, Max. operating temperature long term row",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "Technical Data Sheet FVMQ 70.16-01, fluorosilicone elastomer (Angst+Pfister Sealing Technology)",
        "id": "Compound FVMQ 70.16-01 (old code FVMQ 70.16-03); datasheet dated 17.12.2018",
        "url": "https://www.Angst-Pfister.Com/dam/jcr:18b50b92-97d4-46ff-80d9-2a97d280d866/FVMQ%2070.16-01.pdf",
        "year": 2018,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer datasheet, cited and not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "min_service_temp",
      "label": "Standard low temperature, fluorosilicone O-rings (reseller)",
      "value": -60,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "°C",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "product": "standard fluorosilicone O-rings, generic",
        "basis": "printed as Standard Low Temp, duration not stated"
      },
      "method": "Reseller's stated rating, not a test standard",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "globaloring-fvmq",
      "where": "Fluorosilicone O-Ring Temperature Range section, Standard Low Temp line",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "Fluorosilicone O-rings (Globaloring, reseller page)",
        "id": "Undated web page, read 2026-11-01",
        "url": "https://www.globaloring.com/fluorosilicone-o-rings/",
        "year": 2026,
        "kind": "web",
        "license": "reseller page, cited and not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "max_service_temp",
      "label": "Standard high temperature, fluorosilicone O-rings (reseller)",
      "value": 177,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "°C",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "product": "standard fluorosilicone O-rings, generic",
        "basis": "printed as Standard High Temp, duration not stated"
      },
      "method": "Reseller's stated rating, not a test standard",
      "status": "ground",
      "note": "A generic reseller rating. It differs from the 200 °C long-term maximum for compound FVMQ 70.16-01 on the manufacturer datasheet, so both values are kept.",
      "source": "globaloring-fvmq",
      "where": "Fluorosilicone O-Ring Temperature Range section, Standard High Temp line",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "Fluorosilicone O-rings (Globaloring, reseller page)",
        "id": "Undated web page, read 2026-11-01",
        "url": "https://www.globaloring.com/fluorosilicone-o-rings/",
        "year": 2026,
        "kind": "web",
        "license": "reseller page, cited and not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "tr10_temperature",
      "label": "TR10 low-temperature retraction, FVMQ 70.16-01",
      "value": -56.6,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "°C",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "compound": "FVMQ 70.16-01"
      },
      "method": "ASTM D 1329 as printed on the manufacturer datasheet",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "angst-fvmq-70",
      "where": "Thermal properties table, TR 10 value row",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "Technical Data Sheet FVMQ 70.16-01, fluorosilicone elastomer (Angst+Pfister Sealing Technology)",
        "id": "Compound FVMQ 70.16-01 (old code FVMQ 70.16-03); datasheet dated 17.12.2018",
        "url": "https://www.Angst-Pfister.Com/dam/jcr:18b50b92-97d4-46ff-80d9-2a97d280d866/FVMQ%2070.16-01.pdf",
        "year": 2018,
        "kind": "datasheet",
        "license": "manufacturer datasheet, cited and not reproduced"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "total_mass_loss",
      "label": "Total mass loss, blue FVMQ 70 Shore A O-ring",
      "value": 0.59,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "%",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "row": "O RING BLUE FLUOROSILICONE 70 SH L677-70-2-017, manufacturer code CSC",
        "cure_time_temperature": "not printed in the row",
        "test": "ASTM E 595 per the RP-1124 text"
      },
      "method": "NASA GSFC micro-CVCM outgassing test as described in NASA RP-1124",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "nasa-rp1124",
      "where": "Materials table, row GSC16506, %TML column",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "NASA Reference Publication 1124 Rev. 3: Outgassing Data for Spacecraft Materials (Campbell and Scialdone)",
        "id": "NTRS 19940017416; NASA RP-1124 Rev. 3, September 1993",
        "url": "https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19940017416/downloads/19940017416.pdf",
        "year": 1993,
        "kind": "report",
        "license": "public domain (NASA)"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "cvcm",
      "label": "Collected volatile condensable materials, blue FVMQ 70 Shore A O-ring",
      "value": 0.02,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "%",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "row": "same row as the total mass loss entry",
        "test": "ASTM E 595 per the RP-1124 text"
      },
      "method": "NASA GSFC micro-CVCM outgassing test as described in NASA RP-1124",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "nasa-rp1124",
      "where": "Materials table, row GSC16506, %CVCM column",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "NASA Reference Publication 1124 Rev. 3: Outgassing Data for Spacecraft Materials (Campbell and Scialdone)",
        "id": "NTRS 19940017416; NASA RP-1124 Rev. 3, September 1993",
        "url": "https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19940017416/downloads/19940017416.pdf",
        "year": 1993,
        "kind": "report",
        "license": "public domain (NASA)"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "water_vapor_regained",
      "label": "Water vapor regained, blue FVMQ 70 Shore A O-ring",
      "value": 0.03,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "%",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "row": "same row as the total mass loss entry"
      },
      "method": "NASA GSFC water vapor regained measurement as described in NASA RP-1124",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "nasa-rp1124",
      "where": "Materials table, row GSC16506, %WVR column",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "NASA Reference Publication 1124 Rev. 3: Outgassing Data for Spacecraft Materials (Campbell and Scialdone)",
        "id": "NTRS 19940017416; NASA RP-1124 Rev. 3, September 1993",
        "url": "https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19940017416/downloads/19940017416.pdf",
        "year": 1993,
        "kind": "report",
        "license": "public domain (NASA)"
      }
    },
    {
      "benchmark": "total_mass_loss",
      "label": "Total mass loss, blue FVMQ HR O-ring",
      "value": 0.25,
      "bound": "exact",
      "unit": "%",
      "scope": "material",
      "conditions": {
        "row": "O RING BLUE FLUOROSILICONE HR L677-70-2-028, manufacturer code SPN",
        "cure_time_temperature": "not printed in the row",
        "test": "ASTM E 595 per the RP-1124 text"
      },
      "method": "NASA GSFC micro-CVCM outgassing test as described in NASA RP-1124",
      "status": "ground",
      "source": "nasa-rp1124",
      "where": "Materials table, row GSC16504, %TML column",
      "source_detail": {
        "title": "NASA Reference Publication 1124 Rev. 3: Outgassing Data for Spacecraft Materials (Campbell and Scialdone)",
        "id": "NTRS 19940017416; NASA RP-1124 Rev. 3, September 1993",
        "url": "https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19940017416/downloads/19940017416.pdf",
        "year": 1993,
        "kind": "report",
        "license": "public domain (NASA)"
      }
    }
  ],
  "corrosion": [
    {
      "environment": "Hot air at 175 °C for 22 hours (compression set test)",
      "headline": "After 22 hours at 175 °C the compression set reached 25 % on the manufacturer datasheet.",
      "effect": "The seal keeps less of its thickness after hot compression. The datasheet gives no tensile or hardness figure after heat ageing, so retained properties after long exposure are not known from the sources read.",
      "rating": "unknown",
      "conditions": {
        "test": "ASTM D 395-B, 22 h at 175 °C, as printed",
        "compound": "FVMQ 70.16-01"
      },
      "source": "angst-fvmq-70",
      "where": "Mechanical properties table, Compression set row, third entry"
    },
    {
      "environment": "Fuel and mineral oil",
      "headline": "A reseller says fluorosilicone resists fuel and mineral oil better than standard silicone, with no number given.",
      "effect": "The reseller describes FVMQ as having improved fuel and mineral oil resistance compared with standard VMQ, and lists fuels and aromatic mineral oils under Performs Well In. It gives no swell, retention or immersion test figure.",
      "rating": "unknown",
      "conditions": {
        "basis": "qualitative claim on a reseller page"
      },
      "source": "globaloring-fvmq",
      "where": "Fluorosilicone O-Ring Material Description section and Performs Well In list"
    },
    {
      "environment": "Ozone and weather",
      "headline": "The reseller lists ozone and weather resistance with no rating.",
      "effect": "Ozone and weather appear under Performs Well In on the reseller page. No test method or rating number is given.",
      "rating": "unknown",
      "conditions": {
        "basis": "qualitative list on a reseller page"
      },
      "source": "globaloring-fvmq",
      "where": "Performs Well In list"
    },
    {
      "environment": "Ozone and weather, general FVMQ rubber",
      "headline": "The Robinson Rubber FVMQ guide rates ozone resistance and weather resistance as Excellent.",
      "effect": "Robinson Rubber's general guide to fluorosilicone rubber (FVMQ) prints Ozone Resistance Excellent and Weather Resistance Excellent. The guide covers the family, not compound FVMQ 70.16-01, and gives no test method or time to failure.",
      "rating": "none",
      "conditions": {
        "basis": "family-level rating in a supplier selection guide, not a test on compound FVMQ 70.16-01",
        "printed_rating": "Excellent",
        "rating_scale": "Space Mushroom maps printed Excellent to none, Good to Excellent to low, Poor to severe"
      },
      "source": "robinson-fvmq-guide",
      "where": "Environmental Performance list, page 3, rows Ozone Resistance and Weather Resistance"
    },
    {
      "environment": "Aliphatic hydrocarbon fuel, general FVMQ rubber",
      "headline": "The Robinson Rubber FVMQ guide rates aliphatic hydrocarbon fuel resistance as Excellent.",
      "effect": "Robinson Rubber's general guide to FVMQ prints Fuel, Aliphatic Hydrocarbon as Excellent, and LP Gases and Fuel Oils as Excellent. The rating is for the family, not compound FVMQ 70.16-01, and no swell or retention figure is given.",
      "rating": "none",
      "conditions": {
        "basis": "family-level rating in a supplier selection guide, not a test on compound FVMQ 70.16-01",
        "printed_rating": "Excellent",
        "rating_scale": "Space Mushroom maps printed Excellent to none, Good to Excellent to low, Poor to severe"
      },
      "source": "robinson-fvmq-guide",
      "where": "Chemical Resistance list, page 2, rows Fuel, Aliphatic Hydrocarbon and LP Gases & Fuel Oils"
    },
    {
      "environment": "Aromatic hydrocarbon fuel, general FVMQ rubber",
      "headline": "The Robinson Rubber FVMQ guide rates aromatic hydrocarbon fuel resistance as Good to Excellent.",
      "effect": "Robinson Rubber's general guide to FVMQ prints Fuel, Aromatic Hydrocarbon as Good to Excellent. The rating is for the family, not compound FVMQ 70.16-01, and no swell or retention figure is given. The guide's other oil rows read Mineral Oils Good to Excellent.",
      "rating": "low",
      "conditions": {
        "basis": "family-level rating in a supplier selection guide, not a test on compound FVMQ 70.16-01",
        "printed_rating": "Good to Excellent",
        "rating_scale": "Space Mushroom maps printed Excellent to none, Good to Excellent to low, Poor to severe"
      },
      "source": "robinson-fvmq-guide",
      "where": "Chemical Resistance list, page 2, row Fuel, Aromatic Hydrocarbon"
    },
    {
      "environment": "Ketones, general FVMQ rubber",
      "headline": "The Robinson Rubber FVMQ guide rates ketone resistance as Poor.",
      "effect": "Robinson Rubber's general guide to FVMQ prints Ketones as Poor. The guide also prints Poor for Aldehydes, Amines, Brake Fluids Non-Petroleum Based and Lacquer Solvents. The rating is for the family, not compound FVMQ 70.16-01.",
      "rating": "severe",
      "conditions": {
        "basis": "family-level rating in a supplier selection guide, not a test on compound FVMQ 70.16-01",
        "printed_rating": "Poor",
        "rating_scale": "Space Mushroom maps printed Excellent to none, Good to Excellent to low, Poor to severe"
      },
      "source": "robinson-fvmq-guide",
      "where": "Chemical Resistance list, page 2, row Ketones"
    }
  ],
  "risks": {
    "hazards": [
      {
        "text": "Supplier listing for poly(methyl-3,3,3-trifluoropropylsiloxane), CAS 63148-56-1, a related uncured fluorosilicone fluid and not the cured FVMQ 70.16-01 elastomer, prints GHS codes H315, H319 and H335 with signal word Warning. The listing gives the codes only, not their full wording.",
        "ghs": [
          "H315",
          "H319",
          "H335"
        ],
        "source": "abcr-fluorosilicone-fluid",
        "where": "Product page for AB211196 (CAS 63148-56-1), Hazard statements and Signal word fields"
      }
    ],
    "failure_risks": [
      {
        "mode": "Long-term heat above the rated limit",
        "trigger": "Service above 200 °C for long periods, or long hot compression",
        "consequence": "The datasheet gives no value above its 200 °C long-term maximum, and compression set reaches 25 % after 22 h at 175 °C, so less sealing force is retained.",
        "severity": "moderate",
        "source": "angst-fvmq-70",
        "where": "Thermal properties table, and Mechanical properties table, Compression set row"
      }
    ],
    "side_effects": [
      {
        "text": "In vacuum the blue FVMQ 70 Shore A O-ring listed by NASA lost 0.59 % total mass and gave off 0.02 % collected volatile condensable material. NASA's listing limits are 1.0 % TML and 0.10 % CVCM.",
        "affects": "Nearby optics and sensitive surfaces that collect condensed volatiles",
        "source": "nasa-rp1124",
        "where": "Materials table, row GSC16506; Introduction, listing criteria"
      }
    ],
    "handling": [
      {
        "text": "Keep long-term service at or below 200 °C for compound FVMQ 70.16-01.",
        "source": "angst-fvmq-70",
        "where": "Thermal properties table, Max. operating temperature long term row"
      }
    ],
    "mitigations": [
      {
        "text": "Check the current drawing or specification before use. The datasheet says its values are not guaranteed and must not be used for specification purposes.",
        "source": "angst-fvmq-70",
        "where": "Disclaimer at the foot of the datasheet"
      }
    ]
  },
  "uses": [
    {
      "application": "electronics-and-chips",
      "device": "Connector O-ring seal",
      "example": "NASA RP-1124 lists blue fluorosilicone O-rings for connectors, for example a 70 Shore A L677-70-2-017 O-ring with application CONN O RING.",
      "source": "nasa-rp1124",
      "where": "Materials table, row GSC16506, APPLICATION column"
    },
    {
      "application": "electronics-and-chips",
      "device": "Connector gasket",
      "example": "NASA RP-1124 lists a blue fluorosilicone connector gasket to MIL R25988B.",
      "source": "nasa-rp1124",
      "where": "Materials table, row GSC19123, CONN GASKET entry"
    },
    {
      "application": "mechanisms",
      "device": "Molded shapes, compression seals and die-cut gaskets",
      "example": "Elastapro says MIL-DTL-25988 Type I covers O-rings, molded shapes and compression seals, and Type II covers sheet, molded strip and die-cut gaskets.",
      "source": "elastapro-mil25988",
      "where": "MIL-DTL-25988 material matrix, Types I and II"
    }
  ],
  "supply": [
    {
      "subject": "Fluorine, as fluorspar (the feedstock for hydrogen fluoride)",
      "producers": [
        {
          "country": "China",
          "share_percent": 60,
          "year": 2025
        },
        {
          "country": "Mexico",
          "share_percent": 15,
          "year": 2025
        },
        {
          "country": "Mongolia",
          "share_percent": 15,
          "year": 2025
        }
      ],
      "critical_lists": [
        {
          "list": "USGS 2025 List of Critical Minerals (fluorspar)",
          "listed": true
        }
      ],
      "recycling": "Not stated in the fluorspar chapter read in this run.",
      "substitutes": [],
      "source": "usgs-mcs2026-fluorspar",
      "where": "World Mine Production and Reserves table, 2025e column (world total 10,000 thousand t; shares calculated by Space Mushroom from China 6,000, Mexico 1,500 and Mongolia 1,500). Domestic production and use text says HF is the primary feedstock for fluoropolymers. Critical list: USGS 2025 list page (usgs-crit2025)."
    },
    {
      "subject": "Silicon metal, used for the manufacture of silicones",
      "producers": [
        {
          "country": "China",
          "share_percent": 87,
          "year": 2025
        },
        {
          "country": "Brazil",
          "share_percent": 3.9,
          "year": 2025
        },
        {
          "country": "Norway",
          "share_percent": 2.8,
          "year": 2025
        }
      ],
      "critical_lists": [
        {
          "list": "USGS 2025 List of Critical Minerals (silicon)",
          "listed": true
        }
      ],
      "recycling": "Insignificant, per the USGS silicon chapter.",
      "substitutes": [],
      "source": "usgs-mcs2026-silicon",
      "where": "World Mine Production table, silicon metal 2025 column (world total 4,600 thousand t as printed; shares calculated by Space Mushroom against that total). The silicones use is stated in the Domestic Production and Use text. Critical list: USGS 2025 list page (usgs-crit2025)."
    }
  ],
  "media": [],
  "documents": [
    {
      "title": "Angst+Pfister Technical Data Sheet FVMQ 70.16-01",
      "type": "datasheet",
      "url": "https://www.Angst-Pfister.Com/dam/jcr:18b50b92-97d4-46ff-80d9-2a97d280d866/FVMQ%2070.16-01.pdf",
      "year": 2018
    },
    {
      "title": "NASA RP-1124 Rev. 3, Outgassing Data for Spacecraft Materials",
      "type": "report",
      "url": "https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19940017416/downloads/19940017416.pdf",
      "year": 1993
    },
    {
      "title": "USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026: Fluorspar",
      "type": "report",
      "url": "https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2026/mcs2026-fluorspar.pdf",
      "year": 2026
    },
    {
      "title": "USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026: Silicon",
      "type": "report",
      "url": "https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2026/mcs2026-silicon.pdf",
      "year": 2026
    },
    {
      "title": "Rubber Material Selection Guide, FVMQ or Fluorosilicone Rubber (Robinson Rubber Products)",
      "type": "datasheet",
      "url": "https://robinsonrubber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/RRPC-Rubber-Selection-Guide-Flourosilicone-Rubber.pdf",
      "year": 2024
    }
  ],
  "gaps": [
    "No hazard entry for the FVMQ compound: no safety data sheet or GHS record for FVMQ itself was found in this run. risks.hazards holds only a supplier listing for the related uncured fluid poly(methyl-3,3,3-trifluoropropylsiloxane), CAS 63148-56-1, which prints codes H315, H319 and H335 without their full wording. Checked and rejected: PubChem CID 4285173 is CAS 44839-32-9, a silanone monomer unit, and its record has no GHS section; the Gelest SDS SIT8365.5 is for the cyclic monomer (3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)methylcyclotetrasiloxane, CAS 429-67-4, which it lists as not classified; the Marco Rubber page for compound SM-F70-018 has no SDS link; the Fisher Scientific CAS 63148-56-1 page timed out. A supplier SDS for a specific FVMQ compound is still needed.",
    "No repeat unit, monomer ratio or atom count for FVMQ was found in any source read, so story.recipe.parts is empty.",
    "Only one manufacturer datasheet (Angst+Pfister, compound FVMQ 70.16-01) was read in full. The Parker product page returned HTTP 403 and was not read.",
    "Current status of MIL-DTL-25988 is not settled. Elastapro states it is the current active DoD detail specification; a search snippet names AMS-R-25988 as the equivalent SAE standard. Check the current drawing before relying on the MIL number.",
    "No retained tensile strength, hardness change or volume swell after heat ageing or fuel immersion was found. The datasheet gives compression set only.",
    "No flight, radiation or atomic-oxygen result for FVMQ was found. The only space source is the NASA outgassing listing, which dates from 1993.",
    "The outgassing values were read from the OCR text layer of the NASA PDF. The cure time and temperature are blank for these rows in the table.",
    "The EU critical raw materials list was not checked for fluorspar or silicon; only the USGS 2025 list was read.",
    "Benchmark names hardness_shore_a, compression_set, total_mass_loss, cvcm, water_vapor_regained and tr10_temperature are not in spores/property-canon.yaml and were used as snake_case names.",
    "The reseller's 177 °C standard high temperature disagrees with the datasheet's 200 °C long-term maximum; both are kept and neither was tested in this run."
  ],
  "story": {
    "why": "Fluorosilicone rubber (FVMQ) is a seal elastomer chosen for low-temperature flexibility and resistance to fuels and oils. The Angst+Pfister datasheet for compound FVMQ 70.16-01 gives a minimum operating temperature of -60 °C (static) and a long-term maximum of 200 °C. NASA's outgassing table lists blue fluorosilicone O-rings and connector gaskets for spacecraft connectors. The fuel and oil claim comes from a reseller page and gives no number.",
    "uses": [
      {
        "where": "Spacecraft connectors",
        "line": "NASA RP-1124 lists blue fluorosilicone O-rings for connectors, for example the 70 Shore A L677-70-2-017 O-ring with application CONN O RING, and a blue fluorosilicone connector gasket to MIL R25988B."
      },
      {
        "where": "Molded shapes, compression seals and gaskets",
        "line": "Elastapro says MIL-DTL-25988 Type I covers O-rings, molded shapes and compression seals, and Type II covers sheet, molded strip and die-cut gaskets."
      }
    ],
    "can_do": [
      {
        "label": "Low temperature",
        "line": "The datasheet gives a static minimum operating temperature of -60 °C, and a TR 10 low-temperature retraction value of -56.6 °C by ASTM D 1329.",
        "benchmark": "min_service_temp",
        "scope": "material"
      },
      {
        "label": "High temperature",
        "line": "The datasheet gives a long-term maximum of 200 °C. A reseller's generic standard high temperature is 177 °C.",
        "benchmark": "max_service_temp",
        "scope": "material"
      },
      {
        "label": "Hardness and density",
        "line": "Compound FVMQ 70.16-01 is 70 Shore A, plus or minus 5 by ASTM D 2240, with a density of 1.55 g/cm3.",
        "benchmark": "hardness_shore_a",
        "scope": "material"
      },
      {
        "label": "Vacuum outgassing",
        "line": "The blue 70 Shore A O-ring in NASA's table shows 0.59 % total mass loss, below NASA's 1.0 % listing limit.",
        "benchmark": "total_mass_loss",
        "scope": "material"
      }
    ],
    "compare": "The sources read give FVMQ's own values only. No comparison figures for other elastomers were fetched in this run, so this profile makes no ranking against fluorocarbon, silicone or nitrile seals. Within the FVMQ data read, the two maximum temperatures differ by source, and the outgassing rows differ by part.",
    "compare_rows": [
      {
        "label": "Low-temperature limit",
        "benchmark": "min_service_temp",
        "scope": "material"
      },
      {
        "label": "Long-term high temperature",
        "benchmark": "max_service_temp",
        "scope": "material"
      },
      {
        "label": "Tensile strength",
        "benchmark": "ultimate_tensile_strength",
        "scope": "material"
      }
    ],
    "handling": [
      "Keep long-term service at or below 200 °C for compound FVMQ 70.16-01.",
      "Compression set reaches 25 % after 22 h at 175 °C, so avoid long hot compression in the seal design.",
      "Check the outgassing row for the exact part before use in vacuum. The 70 Shore A O-ring lost 0.59 % total mass.",
      "No handling or safety data sheet advice was read for this compound in this run."
    ],
    "good_for": [
      "Low-temperature sealing down to -60 °C, the static minimum on the manufacturer datasheet.",
      "Connector O-rings and gaskets in NASA's outgassing listing, where the 70 Shore A O-ring lost 0.59 % total mass."
    ],
    "watch_out": [
      "Compression set reaches 25 % after 22 h at 175 °C, so long hot exposure reduces the seal's recovery.",
      "The two maximum temperatures differ: 200 °C long term on the datasheet and 177 °C standard on a reseller's page.",
      "NASA's listing limits are 1.0 % total mass loss and 0.10 % collected volatile condensable material."
    ],
    "verdict": "FVMQ 70.16-01 is a low-temperature seal elastomer whose datasheet gives -60 °C static minimum and 200 °C long-term maximum. The sources read do not show its behaviour after long hot exposure beyond compression set, or after fuel immersion.",
    "recipe": {
      "line": "Fluorosilicone rubber (FVMQ) is a silicone elastomer with fluorinated side groups, cured with a metal peroxide in standard compounds (reseller page). The sources read give no repeat unit, monomer ratio or atom count, so no parts are listed.",
      "parts": []
    },
    "risk_groups": [
      {
        "title": "For people",
        "lead": "No safety data sheet for an FVMQ compound was opened. This section covers the hazard codes of a related uncured fluid, plus the outgassing and heat limits from the sources read.",
        "points": [
          {
            "label": "Outgassing",
            "line": "In vacuum, the blue 70 Shore A O-ring in NASA's table lost 0.59 % total mass and gave off 0.02 % collected volatile condensable material. NASA's listing limits are 1.0 % and 0.10 %."
          },
          {
            "label": "Heat",
            "line": "The datasheet's long-term maximum is 200 °C. After 22 h at 175 °C the compression set reached 25 %."
          },
          {
            "label": "Hazard codes",
            "line": "Supplier listing for poly(methyl-3,3,3-trifluoropropylsiloxane), CAS 63148-56-1, a related uncured fluid, prints codes H315, H319 and H335 with signal word Warning. The listing is not for the cured compound FVMQ 70.16-01."
          }
        ],
        "level": 0,
        "verdict": "No FVMQ SDS found; a related fluid lists H315, H319, H335"
      },
      {
        "title": "Handling and storage",
        "points": [
          {
            "label": "Temperature",
            "line": "Keep long-term service at or below 200 °C for compound FVMQ 70.16-01."
          },
          {
            "label": "Specification",
            "line": "Check the current drawing or specification before use, since the datasheet values are not guaranteed for specification purposes."
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "updated": "2026-11-01",
  "review": {
    "status": "draft",
    "method": "assistant",
    "checked_values": 16,
    "unreachable": 0,
    "caveats": 0,
    "note": "Written by an AI assistant on 2026-11-01 from one manufacturer datasheet, the NASA RP-1124 table, two reseller or supplier web pages and two USGS chapters, and the Robinson Rubber FVMQ selection guide, all read in this run. No safety data sheet was found for FVMQ, so risks.hazards holds only a supplier listing for the related fluid CAS 63148-56-1."
  },
  "sources": {
    "angst-fvmq-70": {
      "title": "Technical Data Sheet FVMQ 70.16-01, fluorosilicone elastomer (Angst+Pfister Sealing Technology)",
      "id": "Compound FVMQ 70.16-01 (old code FVMQ 70.16-03); datasheet dated 17.12.2018",
      "url": "https://www.Angst-Pfister.Com/dam/jcr:18b50b92-97d4-46ff-80d9-2a97d280d866/FVMQ%2070.16-01.pdf",
      "year": 2018,
      "kind": "datasheet",
      "license": "manufacturer datasheet, cited and not reproduced"
    },
    "globaloring-fvmq": {
      "title": "Fluorosilicone O-rings (Globaloring, reseller page)",
      "id": "Undated web page, read 2026-11-01",
      "url": "https://www.globaloring.com/fluorosilicone-o-rings/",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "web",
      "license": "reseller page, cited and not reproduced"
    },
    "nasa-rp1124": {
      "title": "NASA Reference Publication 1124 Rev. 3: Outgassing Data for Spacecraft Materials (Campbell and Scialdone)",
      "id": "NTRS 19940017416; NASA RP-1124 Rev. 3, September 1993",
      "url": "https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19940017416/downloads/19940017416.pdf",
      "year": 1993,
      "kind": "report",
      "license": "public domain (NASA)"
    },
    "elastapro-mil25988": {
      "title": "MIL-DTL-25988 Fluorosilicone Sheeting and Compounds (Elastapro)",
      "id": "Undated supplier web page, read 2026-11-01",
      "url": "https://elastapro.com/mil-dtl-25988-fluorosilicone/",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "web",
      "license": "supplier page, cited and not reproduced"
    },
    "usgs-mcs2026-fluorspar": {
      "title": "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026: Fluorspar",
      "id": "USGS MCS 2026, February 2026",
      "url": "https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2026/mcs2026-fluorspar.pdf",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "report",
      "license": "public domain (USGS)"
    },
    "usgs-mcs2026-silicon": {
      "title": "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026: Silicon",
      "id": "USGS MCS 2026, February 2026",
      "url": "https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2026/mcs2026-silicon.pdf",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "report",
      "license": "public domain (USGS)"
    },
    "robinson-fvmq-guide": {
      "title": "Rubber Material Selection Guide, FVMQ or Fluorosilicone Rubber (Robinson Rubber Products)",
      "id": "Robinson Rubber Products, RRPC selection guide, copyright 2024",
      "url": "https://robinsonrubber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/RRPC-Rubber-Selection-Guide-Flourosilicone-Rubber.pdf",
      "year": 2024,
      "kind": "datasheet",
      "license": "supplier guide, cited and not reproduced"
    },
    "abcr-fluorosilicone-fluid": {
      "title": "Poly(methyl-3,3,3-trifluoropropylsiloxane), MW 2400, product AB211196 (abcr supplier page)",
      "id": "CAS 63148-56-1, product AB211196, read 2026-11-02",
      "url": "https://abcr.com/de_en/ab211196",
      "year": 2026,
      "kind": "web",
      "license": "supplier page, cited and not reproduced"
    },
    "usgs-crit2025": {
      "title": "About the 2025 List of Critical Minerals (USGS)",
      "id": "USGS final 2025 List of Critical Minerals",
      "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/programs/mineral-resources-program/science/about-2025-list-critical-minerals",
      "year": 2025,
      "kind": "web",
      "license": "public domain (USGS)"
    }
  },
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "url": "https://spacemushroom.com/profiles/fluorosilicone-fvmq/"
}