Aircraft Engine Externals

General

DuPont materials solve your toughest sealing, wear, and friction challenges for aircraft engine externals

When you seek the most comprehensive, innovative, and high-performing science-based solutions, DuPont™ Vespel® delivers.

For over 50 years, manufacturers of aircraft engine externals have relied on Vespel® for:

• Low friction and high wear resistance
• High strength under heavy loads
• Vibration dampening
• Thermal endurance
• Tight sealing
• Creep resistance
• Electrical and thermal insulation

Vespel® delivers high performance for components in harsh environments including:

• Composite tube clamps
• Duct seals
• Ferrules
• Valve seals
• Bumpers, wear pads, and wear strips
• Actuation arm bearings
• Bellcrank bushings
• Self-locking fasteners
• Insulators
• Spline adaptors
• Couplings

Plus, Vespel® makes lighter weight parts not only practical, but, in many cases, better than standard metals, ceramics, and other engineering polymers.

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Vespel®

Wear-resistant, low-friction solutions with high strength and design flexibility for harsh engine externals applications

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Ideas & innovations

The driving force behind the high performance of DuPont materials is science. We partner with customers to identify the most sustainable, cost-effective solutions.

Vespel® enhances fan blade performance

Vespel® enhances fan blade performance

A solution for the turbofan jet engine design challenge of consistently seating the fan blade root.

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Vespel® Adds Life to V-Grooves

V-groove wear strips made with Vespel® CP-0664 composite offer a durable, low-friction, and wear-resistant alternative to coated aluminum.

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Vespel® SCP-5050 Saves Weight and Extends Shroud Life

Jet engine shrouds made with high-temperature resistant Vespel® SCP-5050 composite material offer proven impact resistance and potentially significant weight savings.

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Featured resources

Literature

DuPont™ Vespel® CP Grades as Lightweight Performance Clamps

DuPont Vespel ASB-0664 Thrust Reversers - Application Profile

Vespel® CP-0664 Composite Coating Extends Repair Time Intervals and Helps Improve Fan Blade Performance

Vespel® CP-0664 Adds Life to V-Grooves

Case Studies

Vespel® SF Foam Products Offer Performance at Extreme Temperatures

Vespel® ASB Channels Help Aircraft Thrust Reversers To Operate Longer And Safer

Vespel® Brings High-Temperature Performance to Aircraft Bushings and Washers

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Vespel® Stock Shape Sizes

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Vespel® Product Families

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