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3M™ Novec™ Engineered Fluid HFE-7100
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Novec fluid HFE-7100 is used in a diverse range of industries. Its convenient boiling point and excellent environmental, health and safety profile make it useful in applications like heat transfer, cleaning, lubricant deposition and more.
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Application Guide
Listed below are key applications for HFE-7100. Documents specific to the application are listed to the right.
Carrier Solvents for Fingerprint Formulations
Used to replace CFCs, HFCs, HCFCs and flammable solvents in fingerprint formulations for ninhydrin or DFO, HFE-7100 works in the formula to provide optimally crisp ridge detail. HFE-7100s high wetting index assures maximum penetration and delivery of the ninhydrin or DFO to deposited amino acids, thus finding and developing more prints than other formulations. And HFE-7100 is compatible with a wide range of inks, papers and materials thus protecting the evidence from damage and blurred inks.

Additional characteristics of HFE-7100 include low toxicity, zero ozone depletion potential, low global warming potential and the solvent is nonflammable.

 HFE-7100 for Fingerprinting
Wetting Index Supplement to Fingerprint Brochure
HFE-7100 Mixing Instructions
Substitute carrier solvent for ninhydrin and DFO formulations
Operational Trial for Latent Fingerprint Detection
Cleaning Fluids
Its boiling point (61°C) and increased solvency make Novec fluid HFE-7100 an ideal cleaning solvent in applications like vapor degreasing, wet cleaning and FOUP cleaning. Low surface tension helps it to penetrate into tight spaces found in delicate electronic equipment - providing a thorough and complete clean.

HFE-7100 is non-ozone depleting, is not a volatile organic compound (VOC) and is approved without restrictions under the US EPA's Significant New Alternatives Program (SNAP).

Depending on the type of soil to be cleaned, Novec fluid HFE-7100 can be used "neat" or in combination with other solvents. The product is compatible with most metals, plastics and elastomers.

 3M Novec Engineered Fluids for Electronics Cleaning
FAQ's - 3M Novec Engineered Fluids
Comparison of Hydrofluoroeter
Journal Article - Data Storage magazine
Deposition Solvents
Low viscosity and low surface tension provide this fluid with surface wetting and flow properties similar to 3M™ Performance Fluid PF-5060DL. In addition, Novec fluid HFE-7100 has a short atmospheric lifetime and low global warming potential (GWP). Novec fluid HFE-7100 delivers good solvency for PFPE lubricants and can dissolve high performance lubricant additives such as X-1P. 		Data Storage Reprint - Hydrofluorethers: Disk Solvents Go Green
Heat Transfer Fluids
A wide liquid range (-135°C to 61°C) makes Novec fluid HFE-7100 well-suited to thermal management applications in a wide array of industries. In the semiconductor industry, it's ideal for automated test equipment (ATE) and wafer processing equipment requiring low temperatures.

Novec fluid HFE-7100 has a very low global warming potential (GWP) and offers reduced greenhouse gas emissions when compared to PFCs - without sacrificing performance.

 3M Novec Engineered Fluid HFE-7100 for Heat Transfer
FAQ's - 3M Fluorochemicals in Thermal Management Applications
Reducing Emissions of PFC Heat Transfer Fluids
Chemical Processing reprint - Using HFEs as Heat Transfer Fluids
Pharmaceutical and Chemical Processing Heat Transfer Fluids
Low GWP Alternatives to HFC's and PFC's
Thermal Management Fluids and Services for the Electronics Industry

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3M™ Novec™ 7100 Engineered Fluid, 1 gal glass container (12 lb, 5.4 kg)

Novec fluid HFE-7100 is used in a diverse range of industries. Its convenient boiling point and excellent environmental, health and safety profile make it useful in applications like heat transfer, cleaning, lubricant deposition and more.

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3M™ Novec™ 7100 Engineered Fluid, 3.25 gal container (33 lb, 15 kg)

Novec fluid HFE-7100 is used in a diverse range of industries. Its convenient boiling point and excellent environmental, health and safety profile make it useful in applications like heat transfer, cleaning, lubricant deposition and more.


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3M™ Novec™ 7100 Engineered Fluid, 4 oz sample

Novec fluid HFE-7100 is used in a diverse range of industries. Its convenient boiling point and excellent environmental, health and safety profile make it useful in applications like heat transfer, cleaning, lubricant deposition and more.

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3M™ Novec™ 7100 Engineered Fluid, 5 gal container with dispenser valve (60 lb, 27 kg)

Novec fluid HFE-7100 is used in a diverse range of industries. Its convenient boiling point and excellent environmental, health and safety profile make it useful in applications like heat transfer, cleaning, lubricant deposition and more.


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3M™ Novec™ 7100 Engineered Fluid, 30 gal KVC container (360 lb, 164 kg)

Novec fluid HFE-7100 is used in a diverse range of industries. Its convenient boiling point and excellent environmental, health and safety profile make it useful in applications like heat transfer, cleaning, lubricant deposition and more.

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3M™ Novec™ 7100 Engineered Fluid, 55 gal container (600 lb, 272 kg)

Novec fluid HFE-7100 is used in a diverse range of industries. Its convenient boiling point and excellent environmental, health and safety profile make it useful in applications like heat transfer, cleaning, lubricant deposition and more.


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3M™ Novec™ 7100 Engineered Fluid, 55 gal stainless steel container (600 lb, 272 kg), Restricted

Restricted to NASA. Novec fluid HFE-7100 is used in a diverse range of industries. Its convenient boiling point and excellent environmental, health and safety profile make it useful in applications like heat transfer, cleaning, lubricant deposition and more.

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3M™ Novec™ 7100 Engineered Fluid, 13390 L ISO container (40000 lb, 18181 kg)

Novec fluid HFE-7100 is used in a diverse range of industries. Its convenient boiling point and excellent environmental, health and safety profile make it useful in applications like heat transfer, cleaning, lubricant deposition and more.


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3M™ Novec™ Engineered Fluid 7100, 5 gal KVC container (60 lb, 27 kg), Obsolete

Novec fluid HFE-7100 is used in a diverse range of industries. Its convenient boiling point and excellent environmental, health and safety profile make it useful in applications like heat transfer, cleaning, lubricant deposition and more.

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3M™ Novec™ Engineered Fluid 7100, 5 gal metal container (60 lb, 27 kg), Obsolete

Novec fluid HFE-7100 is used in a diverse range of industries. Its convenient boiling point and excellent environmental, health and safety profile make it useful in applications like heat transfer, cleaning, lubricant deposition and more.


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3M™ Novec™ Engineered Fluid 7100, 30 gal metal container (360 lb, 164 kg), Obsolete

Novec fluid HFE-7100 is used in a diverse range of industries. Its convenient boiling point and excellent environmental, health and safety profile make it useful in applications like heat transfer, cleaning, lubricant deposition and more.

Carrier Solvents for Fingerprinting Formulations

3M™ Novec™ Engineered Fluid HFE-7100 is an ideal carrier solvent for Ninhydrin and DFO formulations used for latent fingerprint development on porous surfaces. Novec fluid HFE-7100 is a selective solvent - as demonstrated by its inertness to most inks - and does not appreciably dissolve the amino acids transferred to the porous substrate in a fingerprint. Its surface tension is much lower relative to hydrocarbon solvents like petroleum ether (13.6 dynes/cm at 25°C vs. 20 dynes/cm at 25°C), allowing Novec fluid HFE-7100 to more easily and thoroughly carry dissolved Ninhydrin or DFO to where it is most useful - namely the edges of fingerprint ridges. And because HFE-7100 fluid does not absorb moisture, background "noise" on the print is minimized.

3M™ Novec™ Engineered Fluid HFE-7100 has been identified as an excellent carrier solvent in latent fingerprint development on porous surfaces by three independent forensic laboratories - Fingerprint Department, Insitut de Recherche Criminelle de la Gendarmie Nationale, France; Fingerprint Research Group, Police Scientific Development Branch, United Kingdom; and Forensic Services Division, Oregon State Police, Oregon, United States.

They found that 3M™ Novec™ Engineered Fluid HFE-7100:
* produces ridge crispness as good or better than CFC-113 with both Ninhydrin and DFO
* causes minimal running or smearing in a wide variety of inks and substrates
* has an excellent safety and environmental profile

To purchase HFE-7100, please visit one of our distributor sites:
* Lightning Powder Company, Inc. (http://www.redwop.com/)
* Lynn Peavey Company (http://www.lynnpeavey.com/Store/)
* Sirchie Finger Print Laboratories, Inc. (http://www.sirchie.com/)
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