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Festo
173168
Pneumatic valve VL-5/2-1/8-B
The Festo 173168 is a 5/2 monostable industrial component utilizing a piston slide design structure with a 17.8 mm width, an 18 mm grid dimension, and a 5 mm nominal size. This pneumatically actuated valve features direct piloting with an external pilot air supply, a mechanical spring reset, a soft sealing principle, positive overlap lap, and throttleable exhaust-air function delivering a standard nominal flow rate of 600 l/min at a working pressure ranging from -0.9 to 10 bar. Certified as UL Recognized (OL), the unit operates with a pilot pressure of 2.5 to 8 bar, a b value of 0.36, reversible flow direction, and an assembly position of any without manual override. Submit the exact part number, quantity, and application requirements to receive a formal quotation for this component.
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- Manufacturer
- Festo
- Part number
- 173168
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Verified configuration
Technical Specifications
- Valve function
- 5/2 monostable
- Type of actuation
- pneumatic
- Width
- 17.8 mm
- Standard nominal flow rate
- 600 l/min
- Working pressure
- -0.9 ... 10 bar
- Design structure
- Piston slide
- Type of reset
- mechanical spring
- Authorization
- UL - Recognized (OL)
- Nominal size
- 5 mm
- Grid dimension
- 18 mm
- Exhaust-air function
- throttleable
- Sealing principle
- soft
- Assembly position
- Any
- Manual override
- None
- Type of piloting
- direct
- Pilot air supply
- external
- Flow direction
- reversible
- Lap
- Positive overlap
- Pilot pressure
- 2.5 ... 8 bar
- b value
- 0.36
- C value
- 2.55 l/sbar
- Switching time off
- 24 ms
- Switching time on
- 6 ms
- Operating medium
- Compressed air in accordance with ISO8573-1:2010 [7:4:4]
- Note on operating and pilot medium
- Lubricated operation possible (subsequently required for further | operation)
- Vibration resistance
- Transport application test at severity level 1 in accordance with FN | 942017-4 and EN 60068-2-6
- Shock resistance
- Shock test with severity level 2 in accordance with FN 942017-5 and EN | 60068-2-27
- Corrosion resistance classification CRC
- 2 - Moderate corrosion stress
- Storage temperature
- -20 ... 40 °C
- Medium temperature
- -5 ... 50 °C
- Sound pressure level
- 75 dB(A)
- Pilot medium
- Compressed air in accordance with ISO8573-1:2010 [7:4:4]
- Ambient temperature
- -5 ... 50 °C
- Product weight
- 75 g
- Mounting type
- with through hole
- Pilot air port 14
- M5
- Pneumatic connection, port
- 2 G1/8
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