You can purchase Fluorinert FC-77 and FC-770 in small quantities at this web site.

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We manufacture, sell and service CO2 lasers.
Some CO2 lasers use Fluorinated fluids as coolant. The 3M Fluorinated fluids offered for sale in this page is provided as a service to our customers.
Last update : January 2010

3M Fluorinert FC-770, FC-77 and FC-40: Coolant for lasers
(FC770, FC77 and FC40)

** You can also purchase from us FC-43, FC-70, FC-72, FC-84, FC-3283**
- These are inert Fluorinated coolants for various electronic and high voltage applications (see table of properties).

-- Minimum quantity is 5 kg (3/4 Gallon) EXCEPT for FC-770 and FC-77 which is 250 cc.

-- Please see price or inquire at contact us .

Most of you are familiar with the coolant in your lasers (FC-77 or FC-770). For those of you who are not familiar with it, this is the short version description or you can go directly to price .

Some laser manufacturers (like Lumenis) recommend Fluorinert FC-770 (or FC-77), a specialty fluid from 3M, as coolant for their laser tubes. It is a colorless, odorless liquid (just like water) and if you get some of it on your fingers, it is harmless (just wash your hands with water, according to 3M).

Here is the description from 3M web site:

- Heat Transfer Fluids :
The wide liquid range of Fluorinert liquid FC-77 (-110°C to 97°C) and FC-770 (-127°C to 95°C) make them ideal for use in automated test equipment (ATE) and other semiconductor process equipment. Its high dielectric strength means it will not damage electronic equipment or semiconductor wafers, chips or packages in the event of a leak or other failure. In addition, FC-77 and FC-770 liquid are chemically stable, nonflammable and non-toxic.

You can read more about their Physical Properties FC-77 / FC-770 or look at their
Material Safety Data Sheet FC-77 MSDS / FC-770 MSDS. All files are imported here from 3M site.

When you remove for service and re-install a Sharplan laser tube, some of the FC-77 / FC-770 fluid gets spilled and is lost. Most of you need 'a little' to 'top off' the reservoir, often less than 'a cup full'.

3M sells Fluorinert liquids by the Kilo (kg). The smallest container we can purchase from 3M is 5 kg ( =11 lbs = 3/4 gallon). Next size up is 20 kg ( =44 lbs = 3 gallon).

However this stuff is not cheap, so you better first figure out how much you need.

Either of Fluorinert FC-77 or FC-770 are about 2 times heavier than water and here is some rough calculations for converting 'kilograms' of FC-77 /FC-770 liquid into 'Liters or Quarts':

First remember that ;

1 Liter =1000 cc ~ 1 Quart = 32 Fl Oz (to be exact, 32 Fl Oz = 946 cc)

1 Liter of water = 1 kg (2.2 lbs) but these fluids are 2 times heavier than water, therefore;

1 Liter of FC-77 /FC-770 ~ 2 kg ~ 4.4 lbs

1/4 Liter = 250 cc ~ 1/2 kg ~ 1.1 lbs

To get a feel for 1/4 Liter =250 cc volume, consider that 1 Cup is 8 Oz and 8 Oz is 236.5 cc !

In the US, a can of Coke is 12 Oz (355 cc) but if you live somewhere else, a can of Coke may be 10 Oz or 8 Oz ( ~250 cc)!

You can purchase small quantities of 3M Fluorinert FC-770 from us as listed below.

Prices are prepaid and all sizes are available from stock unless otherwise noted.

VISA or MasterCard with $1,000 MAX. To order, call or e-mail.

ALL FLUORINERT SALES ARE FINAL

Not Returnable and Non-Refundable after it leaves our premises.

Reason: this is a colorless and odorless LIQUID, just like water, but costs like GOLD.
If the contents of a Returned jug is somehow contaminated, how are we supposed to know?
Would you like us to sell that jug to you and ruin your 1/2 million dollar supercomputer?
Or should we send it for a Lab analysis? Neither, thank you.

Only certain devices use Fluorinert for coolant. If you are not sure, please don't order it.

3M Fluorinert	FC-40	FC-770	shipping wt
FC-77 : 3M has discontinued production of FC-77 (April 2008) and has substituted it with FC-770. 3M says the two fluid are completely "miscible". "Miscibility refers to the property of liquids to mix in all proportions, forming a homogeneous solution". See complete specifications on this side-by-side TABLE .
250 cc	no	$155	2 lbs
500 cc	no	$245	4 lbs
1000 cc	no	$385	6 lbs
5 kg =3/4 Gallon =2839 cc	$810	$720	14 lbs
20 kg = 3 Gallon	$2,610 5 dyas	$2,175 5 days	52 lbs
The following 3M Fluorinerts FC-40, FC-43, FC-70, FC-72, FC-84 and FC-3283 are ONLY available in 5kg and 20 kg containers.

We ship UPS or FedEx Next Day Air or 2nd Day Air, on the same day IF your order comes in by 11 am Eastern time.

UPS Ground shipments are shipped the-day-after your order comes in. Sorry we do NOT use FedEx Ground.

To calculate shipping cost,
please go to UPS or FedEx web site.
We are at Zip Code 02453.
Weights are listed above.
For size, just enter 10 x 5 x 5 inch (actual weight is greater than dimensional weight).

This is an expensive liquid. We recommend you ' insure for value '.

There are 2 other places, that we know of, who sell Fluorinert in small quantities. They are:

www.labdepotinc.com - click on Chemicals, then Search for Fluorinert.

They sell 250 cc for $616.35 [April 2008]

and

www.sciencelab.com - click on Chemicals, then Search for FC-77, then Click on it.

They sell 250 cc for $662.85 {April 2008}

Note to Laser Technicians : Don't let that fluid drip. It costs like Gold!

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