GraficBraid 1000 is braided from specially treated flexible graphite yarn. This flexible graphite yarn is made from exfoliated high purity crystalline mineral graphite (flake graphite). It maintains all characteristics of mineral graphite: heat resistant, chemical resistant, resilient, lubricant, pliable, conformable, and thermal conductive. GraficBraid 1000 is an all-purpose packing for pumps, valves, joints, agitators etc. in wide range of temperature, pressure and chemical environment.