American Packing Industries Phils. Corp.

This is white asbestos which has been thoroughly impregnated with PTFE, braided into the exclusive API lattice braid construction, and then given a final treatment with a special run-in lubricant.

This one packing is suitable for many applications and can lower packing selection error and inventory costs. Diagonally cross-braid, the API 5863 white asbestos yarn offers superior fluid resistance, good strength and minimum swell characteristics. The PTFE makes this packing chemically inert, resistant to water, acids and most media, with a temperature range to +260ºC (+500ºF).

Typical applications include stern tube shafts, rudder posts, winches and elevators; bilge, fuel oil, circulating water and fresh water pumps; plus valves handling air, water, oil and steam.