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Since the introduction of nonmetallic materials to the compressor market decades ago the valve suppliers constantly have tried to increase the reliability and lifetime of valve sealing elements. Nevertheless, the improvement potential soon gets to the limitations of commercially available materials and production processes installed. All valve materials in use today were developed for general applications like automotive, consumer products and are not designed to match the needed properties in compressor. The load on valve sealing elements is quite unique due to the combination of dynamic impact loads, high temperature and gas exposure and the more or less static load by the differential pressures. The specific overall load combination requires purpose designed material. The basis to generate guidelines for new materials is the fundamental understanding of the loads occurring during operation and the micro mechanics involved during crack initiation and advancement. Different new purpose high performance materials with tailored structure, reinforcement and surface have already proven their outstanding properties in a high number of field test in critical installations all over the world in a three year field test.
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