If you are thinking of very basic training, you may wish to consider ordering copies of The Valve Primer, Brent T. Stoykov, Industrial Press, N.Y., N.Y.
PTFE and TFE are seemingly used interchangably to identify the same materials. I agree completely with joeswoes about the issues of "reinforced". Reinforced can also mean other constituents in the structure. While PTFE is widely reistant to most chemicals, the other materials will not have...
I am working on a specification covering exchanger gaskets. I would like to specify the construction of these gaskets so as to identify them as being acceptable for use at High Temperature and or for Fire Safe Service. I would prefer to use definitions of these terms from an ISO, API or other...
Anegri,
I am only aware of one location where the testing equipment is currently set up to conduct ISO 15848-1. Look up www.cetim.fr The location is Nantes, France.
I gather you are located in Europe, so this may work for you.