Glytex HFC 46
High performance HFC fire-resistant hydraulic fluid
Texaco Glytex® HFC 46 is a high performance HFC fire-resistant hydraulic fluid based on a water-glycol formulation and designed to fully meet 7th Luxembourg report requirements.
Glytex HFC 46 is recommended for many hydraulic systems operating close to hot surfaces and flames, where a fire hazard exists in the case of a leak of pressurized hydraulic fluid. These areas include coking plants, foundries, hardening plants, forming presses, injection moulding, pressure die casting, and mining technologies.
Service temperatures:
- -20°C up to 65°C
Recommended service temperature:
- +30°C up to 50°C
- casting under pressure
- tilting devices
- elevator chariots
Steel Industry
- hydraulics in continuous casting
- gates and tilting ovens
Forging
- oven doors
- tilting devices
- forging presses
Glytex HFC 46 also has applications in hydraulic systems used by marine and welding robots.
Note: Glytex HFC 46 must not be used in salt mining operations.
- Formulated to provide optimum, dependable safety and reliability, and categorized as non- or minimally water-polluting (NWG/WGK 1)
- Designed for high flame resistance with a high water content, above the normal security level even where some evaporation occurs
- Promotes corrosion resistance in metals in circuits; and offers unique corrosion resistance in iron, copper, aluminium, and alloys
- Helps prevent lacquer formation and muddy deposits in distributors, filters, and servo valves
- Offers dependable filterability and deaeration, allowing use in equipment with servo valves and fine filtration as low as three microns
- The technological characteristics of this hydraulic fluid are in accordance with requirements of the 7th Luxembourg Report.
- SMS group: SN180-2
Always confirm that the product selected is consistent with the original equipment manufacturer’s recommendation for the equipment operating conditions and customer’s maintenance practices